Employees Anxious About Returning to Formal Business Attire
For many of us, the past year has been spent in our pajamas or loungewear while we worked from...
Category: HR Daily Adviser
Court Deems Broken Toe and Voicemails Were Sufficient for FMLA Claim
Does a broken toe amount to a serious health condition under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? It...
Attracting Top Talent Begins with Captivating Job Descriptions
Long gone are the days of basic job descriptions, ones in which the title of the position was essentially...
How to Create Effective Digital Training Content for Future Hires
After the shift to remote work, companies began rethinking their workforce models. Businesses like Twitter have announced they’re letting employees...
What Employees Must Show to Prove Title VII Claims Against Federal Employers
Claims filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 require employees to demonstrate several specific elements...
HR Pros Can Improve Their Influence
Note: Kerry was recently a guest on HR Works 5-Minute Friday. You can listen to that here. In my...
Hiring on Values Can Build Success
An organization’s culture is a critical element in the motivation of staff and the recruitment of those who will...
Sha’Carri Richardson and Workplace Drug Testing
As previous pieces I have written for this blog demonstrate, I am a huge track and field fan, so...
5 Steps to Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Company from the Top Down
Achieving substantial change or progress requires pushing past the superficial and digging deep. As a business leader, this almost...
MN Employer’s Attendance Policy Outweighs Former Employee’s ADA, FMLA Claims
Regular attendance at the worksite can be an essential job function, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose...
Best Practices for IT Staffing
Information technology (IT) staffing shortages can have a tremendous impact on businesses. Between missed deadlines, lower worker morale, and...
Time for Contractors to Prepare for New $15 Minimum Wage Rule
A new proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) pushes a $15-an-hour minimum wage for certain federal...
Reminder to Employers: Be Consistent with Similarly Situated Employees
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan illustrates how important it is...
Taking on Mental Health Challenges Post-Pandemic
Until relatively recently, companies that focused meaningfully on their employees’ mental health were few and far between. Employees who...
Black Women in Tech: How Companies Can Fix the Representation Gap
The technology industry is currently experiencing great success as major companies build new flagship locations, creating many new job...
5 Innovative Ways to Use eLearning Games in Employee Training
The development of educational gaming technologies has given a powerful impetus to the professional training of adults. Simulation forms...
The Difference Between Recruiting and Poaching
When it comes time to fill an open job position, proactive companies don’t just wait for qualified applicants to...
Determining Work Restrictions When Hiring Minors
Question: We are a moving and storage company, with offices in multiple states. If we were to hire minors...
Early Life Experiences the Motivation for DEI Executive’s Career Choice
Long before Veronica Calderon held a job with the words “diversity,” “equity,” and “inclusion” (DEI) in the title, those...
6th Circuit: BFOQ Defense Bars Female Correction Officer’s Sex Bias Claims
The bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) defense barred a female corrections officer’s sex discrimination claims because the county employer...