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Several states are enacting laws to require employers to take more care in how they handle candidates’ applications. A Connecticut law, for instance, which went into effect on October 1, requires companies to keep employment applications “in a secure setting” and to dispose of them by shredding, or permanently deleting them in the case of [...]

The Department of Labor has issued final regs clarifying when time off does — and doesn’t — qualify under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Tracking leave is especially important now as employees are bound to take time off for many reasons around the holidays — it could lead to trouble if they feel their [...]

The days of sending packets of benefits info to people’s homes are over. Today, HR and benefits pros need to find new ways to connect to their workforce — especially younger, more tech-savvy employees. One tool that works: Social networking Web sites. Provide a steady stream of info Social sites, like Twitter, aren’t just for posting what you’re [...]

Many employees clamor for flex-time and telecommuting benefits — yet the top brass is often reluctant to approve. Tip: When discussing these programs with senior management, focus on the issues that concern C-level execs the most — then tell employees what’ll help them make their own case. Maintaining productivity When meeting with top management, suggest candidates meet [...]

At the beginning of the year, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security vowed to crack down on employers who hired illegals. In one of the first case following the vow, the feds made good on the threat: 10 years in prison for an owner who flouted the law. Richard Rosenbaum pleaded guilty [...]

The feds haven’t finished the first massive I-9 audit, and they’ve already announced a new round — this time targeting 1,000 employers. Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent notices of inspection (NOIs) to 1,000 businesses, alerting them that feds want to look at their I-9 records. The agency described the audits as part of [...]

Dreading your next open enrollment presentation? You’re not alone. But even if the info you present doesn’t change much from one period to the next, there are proven ways to make the sessions more effective. Here are three ways to give your next presentation an edge. 1. Make quick points — then repeat Many audiences tend to have [...]

Plenty of people have been fired for surfing the Web — usually it involves porn sites. This case is different, and far more controversial. To start at the beginning, Tony Jackson is a firearms instructor and self-proclaimed advocate of Second Amendment rights. That’s what he is. An employee of Planco, a Pennsylvania subsidiary of the The [...]

The feds recently published new regs that add some teeth to HIPAA’s health information privacy rules. The Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act significantly increases the penalties the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can level against employers and health care providers. Before the HITECH Act, businesses faced a maximum fine [...]

What’s worse than having a bunch of employees out sick with the pandemic flu? Getting hit with a labor-law violation because of your “flexible” policies that accommodate sick employees. Here’s where good companies run into trouble. They – • Work short-handed while employees are out sick • Shut their doors because viruses like H1N1 prevent people coming to work, [...]