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Labor Department floats FMLA forms revisions
This comment period comes after DOL's announcement earlier this year of its plans to review the regulations accompanying the FMLA.
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Deep Dive5 ways employers can help workers beat the 'Sunday scaries'
This pre-workweek anxiety can slow workers' productivity and result "in more systemic disengagement," one expert told HR Dive.
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Video is the top marketing investment for employers in 2019
Marketing is a key element of employer branding, and talent professionals may want to see what opportunities exist in video formats.
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Employers and workers disagree on burnout's main cause, new study shows
HR may be able to relieve employees' burnout by reviewing workloads, decreasing workplace distractions and offering flexible schedules.
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EEOC: Firing a worker for taking leave to treat opioid addiction is disability discrimination
The worker took leave to admit himself to an inpatient treatment facility, but was questioned about the leave upon his return and then fired.
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Workers want office design to support well-being and collaboration, survey finds
Employers with workforces that report feeling distracted in an open office may need to consider incorporating more private areas for focused work, too.
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7th Cir. upholds ruling against employee who stole documents, alleged pay bias
The employee found copies of male co-workers' performance evaluations in a shared desk and prepared to submit them to the EEOC, the court said.
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Purchasing coalition: 1% of prescription drugs account for 40% of total drug spend
Willis Towers Watson's Rx Collaborative, a pharmacy benefit group purchasing coalition, said the top 10 drugs by cost made up a fifth of its 2018 pharmacy spend.
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Companies with female CEOs perform better, narrow certain wage gaps
Organizations with women in leadership and at least 20% female workers saw a 14% sales increase per worker, the study also found.
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Half of candidates delete old social media profiles to hide them from employers
Sixty-six percent of survey respondents said they are most likely to purge old posts or profiles from Facebook — the platform most said they want hidden.
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Retail is rife with harassment, and employers aren't intervening, survey says
The U.K.-based report revealed nearly half of workers experienced "sexual, racist, homophobic or otherwise very offensive language" at work.
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Postmates introduces 'health care options,' access to college courses for gig workers
Back in July, Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann expressed support for "a comprehensive approach" to gig workers that removed classification confusion.
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Deep DiveEfforts to appear 'cool' could be an ageism trap for employers
IBM faced allegations it fired workers to fix its "seniority mix" — but that's far from the only way to run afoul of anti-age discrimination laws.
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DOJ reaffirms Title VII stance clash with EEOC in court filing
The EEOC's general counsel did not sign a DOJ amicus brief, which argued that Title VII does not prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of transgender status.
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Sephora announces updates to its inclusivity training, ongoing D&I initiatives
"Color up Close" is one of several steps Sephora has taken to advance inclusion within its organization since an accusation of discrimination in one of its stores.
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How to build a real-time development program
Employers are challenged to create development programming that addresses immediate needs without overwhelming employees.
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Salesforce's new partnership allows training platform users to earn college credit
Learners who take developer and admin courses from the company can apply for credit at Southern New Hampshire University.
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General Assembly partners with Interapt to shore up tech talent in secondary markets
The partnership's first students may access "GA's career development services, Fortune 500 hiring partners, and vast alumni network," a statement said.
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DOL eyes changes to FLSA regs on fluctuating workweek
The move would provide "greater flexibility" to employers who pay employees bonuses and other incentive-based pay, the agency said.
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Deep DiveHow employers can prepare for active shooters by addressing workplace violence overall
Organizations can defend against all types of violence by creating sound procedures and cultivating a culture of safety, experts told HR Dive.
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Most job seekers will reject offers after learning current workers are unhappy
Attracting talent is always a challenge for organizations, but in an employee-driven labor market, the stakes are much higher, a Hibob survey affirmed.
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Employee experience may play role in raising productivity, reducing turnover
Focusing on experience could be more effective than focusing on engagement alone, according to BetterUp research.
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Mercer: 90% of organizations give raises based on performance
Year-over-year promotional increases rose for all employee groups surveyed. On average, these increases came in at 9.3%, as a percent of base.
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A manager with customer complaints fails to establish race discrimination
He received three sets of customer complaints during his three-year period at Warren Unilube and also had a poor showing during an annual ISO audit.
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Assisted living community settles EEOC suit claiming it asked Seventh-day Adventists to quit
The two employees told their employer they could not work on Saturdays because it interfered with their Sabbath.
