Category: Small Business
Keep caregiver bias out of your workplace
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to boost employee morale and productivity, foster employee retention, reduce unscheduled absenteeism and become an employer of choice among applicants is to implement and maintain family-friendly ...
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Keep caregiver bias out of your workplace
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to boost employee morale and productivity, foster employee retention, reduce unscheduled absenteeism and become an employer of choice among applicants is to implement and maintain family-friendly ...
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Know your limits
Good leaders acknowledge their limitations, then “open up themselves to others,” says leadership author and coach John Baldoni. “People want to work with a manager who knows what he can and cannot do.”
- Leaders & Managers | Leadership Skills
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Q. Is there a law (or advisable benchmark) regarding how long we can hire temporary staff before they must be either hired on a permanent basis or released?
- Hiring
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Barbeque chain extends benefits to franchisees
Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants is giving its 200 franchise owners, their families and their employees access to group purchasing power for medical benefits, dental coverage and legal and financial services.
- Compensation and Benefits
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Bill would change burden of proof in ADEA, ADA cases
Bipartisan legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate would make it easier for employees to prove age and disability discrimination. The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act seeks to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in Gross ...
- Discrimination and Harassment
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Harassment + retaliation + defamation = $168 million
A federal jury in Sacramento unanimously awarded $168 million in damages and lost wages to a physician assistant for various claims lodged against her former employer, Catholic Healthcare West (CHW).
- Discrimination and Harassment
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White men and discrimination: 3 myths
While Title VII prohibits discrimination based on any race or either gender, minorities and women aren’t the only ones protected by the law. So-called “reverse” discrimination claims are rarer, but they do exist. Important: Managers must not ignore ...
- Discrimination and Harassment
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Set A, B & C goals
Set A, B and C goals for yourself, and have your boss buy in to the plan. The A, B, C strategy comes from Kevin Eikenberry, writer of the “Leadership & Learning” blog.
- Career Management | Workplace Communication
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Key consideration for Roth 401(k) plans
Q. I’m considering a Roth 401(k) for my company. Do employees have to take RMDs?