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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Redesigning Jobs to Keep Employees Working
Here’s a feel good story to end 2011. The Wall St. Journal reported this week that more employers are redesigning jobs to minimize the wear-and-tear on workers in jobs requiring heavy physical exertion. Some of the companies leading the way … Continue reading
OSHA Socks It to Railroad That Fired Whistleblower
Employers should know better than to fire a worker for reporting a safety violation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration frowns on such things, as Union Pacific Railroad recently found out the hard way. Earlier this month, OSHA ordered the … Continue reading
U.S. Low in Paid Vacation Entitlement, New Survey Shows
Americans value their leisure time, especially this week, when commuter parking lots are less congested, as many take advantage of this time of year to take vacation leave. But a new survey puts this country behind others when it comes … Continue reading
Survey Finds Negative Company Image Caused Job Applicants to Look Elsewhere
Employers should start taking online reviews about them more seriously, a new survey suggests. Negative information about an employer on a social media or corporate-review website may turn off prospective job applicants, a survey by the Corporate Executive Board found. … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate review websites, job applicants, negative review
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New Year’s Present for Employees: Minimum Wage Increases in 8 States
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, some minimum wages worker in the U.S. will not only continue to get a payroll tax cut but also their basic wage will go up. Continuation of the payroll tax cut is courtesy of the U.S. … Continue reading
Volkswagen, Union Say Nien to 24-Hour Connectivity
How well would this go over in the United States? An employer and union agree not to allow employees to receive e-mails when they’re not working. That’s what happened this week in Germany. Volkswagen and its labor union agreed that … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour connectivity, Blackberry, e-mails, Volkswagen
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NLRB Postpones Poster Requirement for 3 Months
A holiday gift for employers from the National Labor Relations Board. The agency has postponed for 3 months a requirement that employers post notices of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Those rights include the freedom to organize … Continue reading
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Tagged National Labor Relations Board, poster requirement, postponement
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11th Circuit Upholds Judgment for Public Employee Fired for Gender Identity Disorder
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, based in Atlanta, ruled this month that a public employee fired from her job because she has gender identity disorder may seek damages for violation of her constitutional rights under the … Continue reading
Hearsay Evidence Now Admissible to Stop Workplace Violence, California Appeals Court Holds
A California intermediate court has just given employers an additional evidentiary weapon to protect employees from violence in the workplace. Last week the court ruled that “all relevant evidence” must be considered in such proceedings, including otherwise inadmissible hearsay evidence. … Continue reading
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Tagged California, hearsay evidence, injunction, prevention, workplace violence
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Settlement With American Apparel Includes $20K for ADA Education
American Apparel, a large clothing manufacturer, has agreed to pay $60,000 to settle an allegation of disability discrimination, including $20,000 for a worker rights and employer responsibility educational program, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week. The EEOC charged … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA settlement, American Apparel, educational programs
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