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Paid Parental Leave Does Not Replace Workplace Flexibility

What's the best approach to take on parental leave benefits when it comes to recruiting and retaining existing, new or expectant parents? Is it all about paid leave? Or should the focus be on work-life balance? Or maybe a little from column 'A'...

Published 16 May 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, recruitment, employee relations, usa, flexible working, hr policy and strategy, absence management, business practices, sick leave, FMLA, telecommuting, parental leave, teleworking, paid leave, PTO

How to be an HR Superhero

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Faster than a speeding stenographer. More powerful than aromas from the cafeteria microwave. Able to solve employee problems in a single day. Look over in that cubicle! It's a salesman! It's an administrator...

Published 14 May 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee relations, usa, hr policy and strategy, business practices, HR 2.0, hr roles and responsibilities, employee communications, risk management, record keeping

Drive My Car...But Only If You Follow the Workplace Distracted Driving Policy

As I am sure you are all aware, April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month ! While keeping distractions from behind the wheel should be a year-long pursuit, this month has been set aside to help us really realize why distracted driving is a problem....

Published 25 Apr 2013 4:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: health and safety, usa, training and development, safety, driving

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball (Part 3): Transparency

The recent firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice , but only after a video surfaced of him physically hitting players, throwing basketballs at them and hurling repeated homophobic epithets is a virtual primer of what NOT to do from an...

Published 18 Apr 2013 5:24 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: usa, bullying, handling investigations, hostile environment, transparency

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball (Part 2): Whistleblowing

The recent firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice , but only after a video surfaced of him physically hitting players and hurling repeated homophobic epithets at them, is a virtual primer of what NOT to do from a US employment law perspective...

Published 17 Apr 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee relations, usa, workplace culture, employee communications, retaliation, employer liability

Rutgers Scandal Shows Employers Must Not Drop the Ball

The recent firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice , but only after a video surfaced of him physically hitting players and hurling repeated homophobic epithets at them, is a virtual primer of what NOT to do from an employment law perspective...

Published 15 Apr 2013 2:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, health and safety, harassment, employee relations, usa, business practices, safety, bullying, background checks, security, employer liability, violence

Weighing up wellness programs: Is it right to ask employees what they weigh?

"How much do you weigh?" This question might sound impolite. But employees in the US take note: the social awkwardness of group weigh-ins may be coming to a warehouse near you. CVS Caremark is asking employees their weight under its new sponsored...

Published 10 Apr 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, employee rights, employee relations, usa, health care, wellness programs

Do I have to pay this ninja overtime? A treatise on the FLSA classification of ninjas.

Over the years, wage and hour experts have written about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification of just about every type of employee under the sun: chefs , IT workers , exotic dancers , and even those most beloved and admired of employees...

Published 1 Apr 2013 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: usa, Fair Labor Standards Act, ninjas

Easter, Passover, Hot Dogs & Veganism: Accommodating Religion in the Workplace

Are the hot dogs all beef? Does the rice and beans have ham in it? Is there pork in that egg roll? These are some questions I often find myself asking before taking a bite. My husband makes fun of me and tells me I am hypocritical because I absolutely...

Published 27 Mar 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, employee relations, usa, discrimination, religion, hr policy and strategy, absence management, business practices, interactive process, religious accommodation, Title VII

XpertHR + Dovetail Sofware = 'HR answers in 30 seconds or less,' says @DwaneLay

We're excited to announce a new strategic alliance between XpertHR and Dovetail Software, which could help make your day-to-day HR work a whole lot easier! So what do we have to offer? Well, remember the Domino's ad promising delivery in 30 minutes...

Published 26 Mar 2013 11:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: usa, training and development, HR 2.0, HR partnership

SHRM Legislative Conference 2013: HR braces itself for health care reform

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Society of Human Resources Management's 2013 Employment Law and Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of HR professionals from around the nation gathered to network and to learn about the...

Published 18 Mar 2013 6:08 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: usa, hr policy and strategy, shrm, health care

The Ides of March Have Come: HR Help from Caesar

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend me your ears... Today (Friday, March 15th) is the Ides of March, remembered in infamy as the day Julius Caesar was assassinated. This assassination came shortly after Caesar generously accepted the position of Dictator...

Published 15 Mar 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: health and safety, usa, training and development, violence at work, leadership development

Employers Must Respond To Make Sure Women Keep Pace in the Workplace

As we celebrate Women's History Month in March, we recognize that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan's life changing book The Feminine Mystique which ignited the women's liberation movement and caused immense social and political...

Published 7 Mar 2013 11:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, recruitment, termination of employment, employee rights, terms and conditions, sex discrimination, equal pay, employee relations, usa, training and development, absence management, part-time workers, FMLA, telecommuting, family responsiblity discrimination

Seizing the Salt, Sparing the Shaker: A User's Guide to Data Protection

Are you wondering if you should do more to protect your trade secrets and confidential information? Even if you don't think the answer is 'yes' for your organization, it probably should be . According to a recent survey conducted by Symantec...

Published 20 Feb 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: contracts of employment, usa, information sources, data protection, security

Presidential Performance Appraisals (5): Josiah Bartlet

In honor of President's Day, I thought it'd be fun to take the Performance Appraisal process to the West Wing. Each day this week, I will be discussing the art of communicating performance reviews while applying the theme of my favorite February...

Published 15 Feb 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, employee relations, usa, training and development, performance management, confidential information, feedback, security

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