Today’s companies face ever-evolving workforce threats – ranging from cyber breaches, workplace violence to mental health issues and employee well-being – today’s HR professionals must comply with a myriad of laws. Here are some of the top HR challenges that companies face in 2018. Top HR Challenges Harassment – Courtesy of Harvey Weinstein, harassment has plagued […]
Category: Workplace Discrimination
The federal appeals court decided on February 22 to grant the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) another extension to take a position on overtime regulations. The original overtime regulations rules were scheduled to go into effect December 1, 2016. These would have required that any employees that earn less than $913 per week (or $47,476 […]
The new pay docking rules set out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are difficult to understand. FLSA does not generally permit deductions from exempt employees’ salaries. State regulations specify that the amount of salaried pay an employee earns cannot be dependent or a reflection of the number of hours or days he/she works. […]
No one can escape this year’s presidential election. It’s on every channel, Saturday Night Live skit and in all magazines. As a Human Resources professional, you’re probably wondering how this upcoming election will impact your career. Ninja Gig has the scoop about how this presidential election will affect HR. Equal Pay According to President Obama, […]
Many employers wonder about this thing called “EEO” and whether they need to worry about it. Short answer, “YES!” Let’s learn more about what Equal Employment Opportunity questions that employers need to learn. From the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) website: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that […]
“Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.” The quote, attributed to Confucius, is sound advice. There are many fortunate people out there who have their dream jobs. On the flip side, there are many who abhor their lives but see no way to change jobs. Our advice […]
If you’re wondering if you should provide a Spanish job application, the short answer is yes! More and more of today’s potential workforce is bilingual, with their primary language being Spanish. By providing an optional Spanish employment application, you suddenly open yourself up to many more applicants that may otherwise not apply for your job […]
When hit film director Kevin Smith was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight in 2010 after the carrier declared him too overweight to fly, it dramatically illustrated the routine humiliations millions of Americans face. Research from Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity reported that weight discrimination increased 66 percent from the mid-1990s to […]