Study: Traditional Development Alone Not Enough to Build Visionary Leaders
Recent research found that formal leadership training—by itself—is not sufficient to equip business leaders with the skills they need to be successful.
Author: HR Daily Advisor Staff
Arizona Employer Faces Lawsuit Over Discharge of Cancer-Stricken Salesman
by Dinita L. James, Gonzalez Law, LLC It isn’t the best time for Sullivan Motor Co., a Mesa used-car dealership, to end up before the Arizona Civil Rights Division (ACRD) of the Arizona Attorney General’s (AG) Office on a charge that its treatment of a former salesman with terminal cancer violated the Arizona Civil Rights […]
Ask the Expert: FMLA Leave to Care for Injured Adult Daughter?
Question: Is an employee eligible for FMLA to care for a 20 year-old daughter that lives with her and was in a bad accident?
Time for Federal Contractors to Meet New Paid Leave Requirements
by H. Juanita M. Beecher Contractors entering into federal contracts on or after January 1, 2017, must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new regulations requiring them to provide workers 56 hours of paid sick leave a year.
Did Employee’s Headaches Trigger the Interactive Process?
by James M. Leva, JD, Day Pitney LLP The New Jersey Appellate Division recently ordered a new trial to determine whether an employer failed to engage in the interactive process and accommodate an employee who was terminated after he complained about headache pain.
Keeping Millennials On Board and Happy
Yesterday we heard from Genevieve Carlton of Caliper on how to keep Millennials engaged and on board. Today we will discuss more from her on the topic. by Genevieve Carlton, Talent Management Consultant, Caliper
Hecklers and Hard Questions: Dealing with Difficult Training Sessions
Yesterday’s Advisor presented advice on getting the most out of your valuable training time. Today we receive some more expert advice on another training problem: managing difficult trainees and difficult questions.
Unions Attempt to Save the Overtime Rules
A group of labor organizations is attempting to save the new overtime rules from almost-certain death under the Trump administration.
‘Impossible Demands’ Lead to Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
by John S. Gannon Employers routinely ask employees to provide adequate documentation demonstrating that they can perform the essential functions of a job. That documentation may come in the form of physical or mental examinations—commonly referred to as fitness-for-duty examinations. However, problems arise when an employer disagrees with the physician who certifies the employee as […]
Another Court Agrees: FMLA Leave Does Not Equal Absolute Job Protection
Employers do not have to ignore misconduct discovered during—or even because of—an employee’s medical leave, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—has ruled, joining several other circuits.