Employers and educators are cooperating with health departments to fight the spread of measles, now at its highest number of cases in one year since 1994: 764. Two California universities—California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)—recently quarantined staff and students at the request of local health
More U.S. workers are testing positive for marijuana while the number testing positive for opioids continues to decline, according to the annual Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index. Based on an analysis of nine million drug tests conducted in 2018, Quest determined that 5.1 percent of the general workforce tested positive for drugs and another 2.7
Your job candidates have arrived, but you don’t plop them down for a two-hour writing test nor insist they discuss their professional strengths and past career challenges. No, you usher them into a dark room, handcuff them to a bench and insist they work together to flee their— Escape room! Because as far as your
As websites and apps that let employees anonymously vent their frustrations expand to include additional features and users, HR managers need to be proactive about handling these negative comments, experts say. Message boards that let a worldwide community of workers share their experiences have matured over the last decade. Glassdoor, which was launched in 2008,
In the past few years, there’s been an explosion of employers – of all sizes and from all business sectors – looking to start wellness programs to contain their long-term health costs. And when wellness programs are conceived and carried out properly, they’ve been proven to get results. But here’s the key component for a
As employers grapple with a new federal overtime rule proposal, the business community has described the salary threshold as fair, but worker advocates say the proposed level isn’t high enough. On March 7, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its plan to raise the salary threshold to $35,308—which falls between the current $23,660 cutoff and
Employers are facing more disability discrimination lawsuits than ever – despite their best compliance efforts. In the past year alone, over 25,000 ADA charges were filed by the EEOC. The right way to accommodate One area that’s often a point of contention?
E-Verify—the federal electronic employment eligibility verification service—has expired due to a lapse in funding and will not be available during the partial shutdown of the U.S. government that began Dec. 22, 2018. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the program, announced that the website www.e-verify.gov will not be actively managed and will not be updated until
The proliferation of paid sick leave laws has arrived in New Jersey. On May 2, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, which takes effect October 29, 2018. The Act, which applies to nearly all employers and employees in the Garden State, guarantees that almost every person
A new version of “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” disclosure form was released on September 12, 2018 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and all employers and background check companies have one week to comply. If you give candidates a hard copy of “A SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS
