On January 12, 2020, the US Department of Labor issued a revision to the ruling on joint employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The ruling will go into effect on March 16, 2020.
State and local governments have been moving towards decreasing pay discrimination by banning certain questions pertaining to an applicant’s previous pay history. The laws and ordinances can vary by state, county or city and cover everything from all employees to certain classes and industries. Scroll through the list below or jump directly to a specific state below.
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Announced it will start publishing a digest of key articles about equal opportunity laws.
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In a highly competitive talent market, attracting top quality candidates is challenging enough. You use the best recruiting tools to find the best employees, but what if one of your top performers suddenly quits? Is company culture to blame? Or is the real culprit employee burnout?
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Our friend, Amber Cowham, stopped by this week to help us understand the importance of background screening to the health and stability of your organization. Ambers the Corporate Trainer at Verified First, where she and her team offer premier background and drug screening services featuring robust, customizable search solutions.
A candy commercial from the 1960s famously asked: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Recruiters and HR professionals need to answer a similar existential question: How many clicks does it take to finally complete your job application?
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As Jeff Boss explains, there are 5 Signs Your Employee is in Dire Need of a Promotion:
But what happens if you dont give him or her the promotion needed? The obvious path is the employee will leave the organization and take his or her talents somewhere else.
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Cheesy coaching and athletic stories tell us to “envision our end result.” Then we will know how to get from Point A to Point B. Although we all scoff at motivational speakers for saying these things, maybe they are onto something. While you are not training for a marathon as you are sifting through resumes (or maybe you are), you can still employ the picture yourself crossing the finish line philosophy.
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If you have not implemented HR technology with a company before, it can be a challenging and trying experience. It is not the same as training your employees on sexual harassment or OSHA rules. If you are implementing a new software to your employees, it is just that — new. You might not even be familiar with the product, but you are trying to teach others.
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