Human resources volunteers
April is National Volunteer Month and that means it’s a good time for human resources professionals to consider helping two of the most important organizations in the field – the Society for Human...
View ArticleNew NLRB poster rules begin April 30
You filed tour income tax return just hours before the deadline. Whew! Finished with required government forms for another year.Not so fast…Human resources professionals and managers need to be aware...
View ArticleNLRB poster rule on hold
Here’s an issue that never seems to go away - the NLRB’s rule requiring the posting of employee rights which had been scheduled to take effect on April 30. Now, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals...
View ArticleWorkplace incivility
Human resources professionals handle a myriad of issues related to the human part of worklife. Uncivil behavior – or the perception of uncivil behavior - is being talked about in the workplace. What...
View ArticleShaq, the human resources scholar
S. R. O'Neal, Ph.D.Who?Shaq! The basketball superstar, Olympian and television personality, we’ve seen joking with the guys on NBA post-game shows. Shaq is now Shaquille Rashaun O’Neill, Ph...
View ArticleNew travel reimbursement rules
On April 25, the IRS issued proposed regulations applying to reimbursing employees for hotel expenses in the geographic area in which they work and live. Generally, employer reimbursement for an...
View ArticleNew EEOC guidance on criminal records
The EEOC issued an update to the enforcement guidance on employers’ use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions.In a statement released by the EEOC, Chair Jacqueline Berrien said,...
View ArticleEEOC Strategic Plan
In February 2012, the EEOC approved a Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012 through 2016. The plan sets out the framework for achieving the EEOC’s mission. That mission is to stop and remedy unlawful...
View ArticleMindset List
The Class of 2012 held graduation parties, took their road trips, and now are headed to your office for their first “real” job. They’re ready. Are you?Human resources professionals will benefit from...
View Article$25,000 grant for innovative HR offices
There is an outstanding opportunity for public service human resources offices to receive funding to support excellence in HR for contributions to public service that foster quality, fairness, equity,...
View ArticleNLRB proposes egional office consolidation
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon announced the proposal to reorganize four regional offices as part of an ongoing effort to explore ways to restructure...
View ArticleIPMA-HR needs you!
There are three vacancies on the IPMA-HR Executive Council to be filled this summer. This is your opportunity to expand your professional life and give back to the human resources profession. An...
View ArticlePrevent heat illness in outdoor workers
It’s hot out there!Every year, thousands of workers become sick from heat exposure. Some die. Heat-related illness and death are preventable.Employers need to take steps to help workers become...
View ArticleHearing on NLRA
Today, the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will conduct a hearing on “Examining Proposals to Strengthen the National Labor Relations Act.” This is another in the...
View ArticleNLRB requesting comments on back pay
On July 31, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued an invitation for briefs from all interested parties on a matter related to back pay. They are asking whether, in awarding back pay, the...
View ArticleBill introduced to increase federal minimum wage
Democrats in the House and the Senate are proposing the first raise to the minimum wage in three years. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage in three 85-cent...
View ArticleADA seminars
The EEOC will host four training seminars for employment law practitioners, human resource and equal employment opportunity/diversity specialists, and managers dealing with issues of reasonable...
View ArticleHouse hearing on NLRB intrusion in higher education
On Wednesday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m., two subcommittees of the House Education and Workforce Committee will conduct a joint hearing on Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB’s Growing...
View ArticleHouse hearing on NLRB intrusion in higher education
On Wednesday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m., two subcommittees of the House Education and Workforce Committee will conduct a joint hearing on Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB’s Growing...
View ArticleHouse hearing on NLRB intrusion in higher education
On Wednesday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m., two subcommittees of the House Education and Workforce Committee will conduct a joint hearing on Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB’s Growing...
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