Want to know the easiest ways for managers to create a disgruntled workforce?
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Tags: bad boss, disgruntled employees, Lake Research Partners
Training is one of HR’s keys to preventing workplace harassment and keeping companies out of court. But when these common mistakes are made, the training might be ineffective or even backfire.
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Tags: Harassment, presentations, training
A new study says 20% of companies could be sued for FMLA violations. Is that possible?
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Tags: compliance, Families and Work Institute, FMLA, training
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, managers are often exempt from overtime pay. But watch out for the common mistake of lumping assistant managers in with them.
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Tags: administrative exemption, assistant manager, FLSA, overtime
Almost time to retrain managers on discrimination? Here’s a new horror story you can give them — with a personal touch.
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Tags: Connecticut, individual liability, supervisors, Training
Too many managers make the mistake of not telling the whole truth during termination meetings. That might soften the initial blow, but it also opens the door for future lawsuits.
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Employees often attend training sessions before or after work hours. The big HR question: Do they get paid?
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HR manager John McMurdie had a hard time getting managers to show up for important legal training. They had enough work to do already, they said. Here’s how he fixed the problem.
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HR knows companies can lose thousands or even millions of dollars due to bias and harassment suits. But new research has come out about the soft costs of those legal issues, and the results are just as staggering.
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A court recently fined one company $325,000. Why? For having an extreme jerk in the office.
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Tags: bullying, humiliation, intimidation, jerks, managers, pending legislation, State Law
