Managing leaves of absence is an ongoing issue for many employers. Several laws potentially apply to leaves — the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and workers’ compensation apply most often. Recent guidance under the …
Data breaches — such as those recently at Target, Home Depot, and Jimmy John’s — can result in identity and other theft, but Brian Hall, partner at the law firm Porter Wright, says there are key takeaways from employers.
Wisdom Workplace Webinar: The FMLA Freight Train: How To Stay Ahead of It
Monday, October 27, 2014
11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT
With three tragic incidents of workplace violence occurring during the same week in September, it’s no wonder the topic is once again making national headlines.
If you’ve ever taken a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course, then you know how critical response time is to saving the life of the person in distress. According to an article by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.org), several studie…
I have sat with hundreds of employers that want to make a difference. They want to make a difference in how their teams work, how productive the employees are, and better yet…in how they, as an employer, can attract, retain and engage the best and br…
The latest craze in wearable technology is a device — usually a bracelet — that tracks a person’s fitness. Often smaller than a watch, fitness tracking bracelets do so much more due to the technology inside them.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
2:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is driving companies to look at many aspects of their organization more strategically.
A more meaningful attempt to manage absences can go a long way toward helping ease the staffing and morale challenges of small and midsize businesses that often feel the impact of absences more acutely than larger firms.