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Cultivate a Workplace of Respect

10/1/2012

Although transgender individuals make up no more than 1% of the U.S. population, they face disproportionately high levels of mistreatment at work. A recent survey of 6,450 transgender people revealed... READ MORE

Think Twice Before Rejecting Criminals

8/1/2012

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published a controversial "enforcement guidance" on the consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions. While this guidance isn't a law... READ MORE

Navigate the Social Media Minefield

6/1/2012

Recent media reports about companies asking staff for their Facebook passwords highlights a larger challenge facing human resource professionals. In the world of HR management, nothing changes faster than... READ MORE

Self-Audit With Care

4/1/2012

During the past two years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, has shifted its focus from individual undocumented workers to those who hire such people... READ MORE

USERRA Compliance Honors Servicemembers

2/1/2012

Do you have employees who must leave work for two or three weeks each year as part of their training as members of the U.S. Army Reserve? Do you have employees who are current or former servicemembers? READ MORE

Avoid 'Off-the-Clock' Lawsuits

10/1/2011

How many of your employees use smartphones to check work-related voicemail or e-mail messages during the weekend? Must nonexempt staff report all such time worked? As smartphones, laptops, tablets... READ MORE

Battle Workplace Bullying

9/1/2011

This year, legislatures in at least 11 states, from New York to Washington, are considering legislation to prohibit bullying in the workplace. This proposed legislation is in response to a surge of complaints about bullies at work... READ MORE

Reduce Retaliation Risk

6/1/2011

In 2010, employees filed almost 100,000 charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—a record number. The number of retaliation charges employees filed now outnumbers discrimination charges. READ MORE

Nursing Mother Rule Is a Smart Retention Tool

4/1/2011

How many of your employees are women? How many are mothers— or could be someday? Chances are, it's a sizeable number. In 2009, 71.4% of women with children were in the work force according to the DOL. READ MORE