When the subject of bedbugs comes up, most people’s thoughts turn to travel and infestations in hotel rooms. But according to a 2015 survey of pest management professionals by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) …
If an employee has been identified as a disabled employee, will his disability protect him from any and all disciplinary actions? That is a question a trial court in Alabama had to deal with.
Michael Rogers of the Small Business Association of Michigan talks about worksite wellness programs with Amy Ritsema and Mary Kline of Onsite Wellness in Grand Rapids.
Like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. For all of its stress, the time from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day serves up ample opportunities for managers to demonstrate leadership that positively impacts …
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor will recalibrate the Salary Level test that determines eligibility for exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Wage and Hour law. The change would raise the …
One of the difficult issues to deal with in FMLA is whether you can terminate an employee who is on FMLA leave. Under certain circumstances, you can.
The tragic events in Paris reminded us, unfortunately not for the first time, that we live in a very different world from the one that our parents and our older workplace colleagues knew.
The new budget act will increase OSHA penalties for the first time in 25 years, and the increases will be big.
Although the case of Leslie Lyle Camick is a criminal case of identify fraud that did not touch HR, it should give HR professionals pause. As HR files numerous reports with the government, from EEO-1 …
Two years ago when Yahoo and HP made major news by disbanding their telecommuting policies, many workplace observers figured it was the end of the marriage of convenience between home computing and workplace practice.
Domestic violence is unfortunately epidemic in this country, and despite the adjective “domestic,” it affects the workplace more than many employers appreciate.
Do you know what your employees are really thinking? That’s the magic question that managers and HR professionals would love to know the answer to, in order to engage and retain their employees.
By April Goff & Norbert F. Kugele | Warner Norcross & Judd LLPEmployer-sponsored group plans have a lot on their plate this time of year. Open enrollment is just around the corner and human resource departments are …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEUnder the Family Medical Leave Act, an eligible employee is one who works for a covered employer (50 or more employees); has worked for the employer for …
By George Brown, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAs the last of the “Veteran” employees and the huge number of Baby Boomers head into retirement over the next decade, it is a well-known fact that …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEIn every organization there are employees who routinely try to game the system in both small ways and large, and HR often knows who they are. When …
Article courtesy of LARA Media Contact: Jason Moon 517-373-9280October 6, 2015 – Michigan’s workers’ compensation system continues to demonstrate to job seekers and employers that our state has the right regulatory environment for economic growth while …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about hiring and keeping millennials with Colleen Albright, the founder, president and CEO of Southeast Michigan-based culturecliQ, LLC, a web-based recruiting method …