The Carnival of HR has its usual compliment of excellent postings on interesting topics.
Leading off is a discussion of the two sides of generational differences in the workforce. Dr. Ira Wolfe from the Perfect Labor Storm 2.0 posts on Gray ceiling disrupts succession plans for Gen Xers which discusses the recruiting challenges created by older
Freedom of Speech is a right granted by The United States Constitution and enjoyed by all Americans. Employees exercising their free speech rights by blogging, posting on MySpace and YouTube may be surprised to learn limits of their Constitutional protections and should acquaint themselves with the term “dooced”.
Generally, employees of private sector employers have
Anyone who has spent any time recruiting knows that it is difficult to sift through a pile of applications without finding several job seekers with criminal convictions. About 3.2 percent of the U.S. adult population, or one in every 31 adults, was in the nation’s prisons or on probation or parole at the end of
As gas prices approach $4.00 per gallon, more employees desire the telework options that have typically been of greater interest to workers for “family reasons”. Companies that formerly dismissed telework programs now find that attracting and retaining employees may depend on increased flexibility around attendance at the office. While productivity and IT issues abound, there are
Kris Dunn at the HR Capitalist has a post on The "Love Broker" – Making Your Employees Sign A Workplace Relationship Prenup… Are such contracts really necessary and do they offer any legal protection?
While taboos on workplace romance may have eased, legal and morale problems persist. Office surveys show that 40% of workers admitted
Immigration related enforcement activity is on the rise making HR professionals question their company practices for immigration compliance including completion of the I-9 Form. On May 12, 2008, a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa was the site of the largest immigration raid ever held which netted 300 suspected illegal aliens. The joint ICE and
Employers may be liable for injuries and damage where an employee’s job-related cell phone use contributed to the accident. Whether the cell phone use is within the scope of employment depends upon many factors including the employee’s job duties, who provided the phone, when the accident occurred, whether it was a business call, and whether the
The EEOC announced a $1 million settlement for sex discrimination against men arising from a restaurant’s preference for hiring and promoting only women into bartending positions. The lawsuit highlights the tension between a business’s marketing efforts and legal compliance. What marketers may pander to in the name of “customer preference,” employment laws prohibit as discrimination.
Businesses spend
On January 28, President Bush expanded leave entitlements under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) through his signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008. (The NDAA is an annual act that authorizes various requirements for National Defense.) The FMLA leave provisions incorporated into the law are designed to
In Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki, the United State Supreme Court ruled that the EEOC’s Intake Questionnaire adequately meets the requirements of a “Charge” to trigger an employee’s rights to sue his or her employer in court. The plaintiff submitted to the EEOC an Intake Questionnaire with an affidavit contending that her employer was engaging