Workplace Culture

Poor Health of Employees Can Drag Down Productivity: Study

Workers’ poor health and its drag on productivity costs U.S. employers $576 billion ann...

HR Administration

Testing Employees for Legally Prescribed Medications Must be Done Carefully

In the Dura Automotive case, the employer tested all of its employees for prescription ...

Legal

Transfer Preferences to Vacant Positions as an ADA Reasonable Accommodation Continue to Baffle Courts

When you don’t hire the best person for an open position, it could lead a court to seco...

Workplace Culture

Temp Jobs Fall by 4,900 in August

Temporary employment as a percent of total employment — the temporary help penetration ...

Workforce News

HR Administration

HR, Your Input Is Needed

As companies look for ways to spur collaboration and efficiency, they are naturally dra...

Workforce News

Workplace Culture

Keeping Your Nose Clean: A Look at Ethics in the Workplace

The only way to create an ethical workplace is by rewarding the right behavior—even if ...

Workforce News

Benefits

Employers Should Ignore the Rhetoric and Focus on the Reality of Health Care Reform, Experts Say

With the presidency and 33 Senate seats up for grabs in 2012, how the battle over healt...

HR Administration

How Long is Too Long for a Medical Leave of Absence?

If you are granting a leave to an employee as an accommodation, your best defense to a ...