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Yesterday we addressed how to write English for a global audience. For example, using simpler sentences (no semicolons!), avoiding contractions, and writing in present tense are all good form. However, there are also cultural issues to recognize when sending communications internationally. Here are a few reminders:
It’s that time of year again! Forbes® has released its highest-paid athlete’s list and #1 may surprise you! No, it’s not Tiger Woods. Nor Floyd Mayweather. It’s soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo!
What is the Federally Facilitated Marketplace’s (FFM) 2016 Employer Notice Program that is run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)? It’s important that you know, and we are happy to help you out.
By BLR Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld, JD The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a proposal to revise the Equal Opportunity Report (EEO-1) reporting form in order to annually collect summary pay data by gender, race, and ethnicity from businesses with 100 or more employees. A […]
By BLR Legal Editor Jennifer Carsen, JD While the IRS thoughtfully extended the filing deadline for Forms 1094-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C to May 31, 2016 (if filing nonelectronically) and to June 30, 2016 (if filing electronically), you are hopefully long done with the worst of the process—because you had to get Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to […]
On April 19, 2016, the Los Angeles, California city council voted in favor of a proposed ordinance that would provide 6 days of paid sick leave per year to Los Angeles employees. The City Attorney has been given several weeks to draft an ordinance.
By Susan Prince, JD, M.S.L., Legal Editor The federal Department of Labor (DOL) is releasing the final changes to the overtime regulations. The most prominent change is the increase in the salary level required for exemption from overtime to an annual salary of $47,476. This translates to a weekly salary of $913.
To keep up with today’s technology-savvy job seekers, modern recruiting professionals are using recruitment marketing tools to proactively attract and engage passive candidates and build “pools” of talent for future hiring needs. Recruitment marketing has increasingly become a core competency of talent acquisition. To keep up with today’s consumer minded job seekers, modern recruiting professionals […]
In February 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.
Today’s employers are challenged to provide competitive wellness programs that not only support the wellbeing of their employees, but also improve the bottom line. As resilience building and mindfulness training programs continue to gain momentum in the workplace, meQuilibrium—a digital coaching platform—conducted a study to measure resilience against industry-standard psychological metrics and desired business outcomes.