How Employers Can Build a Positive Work Environment
A happy workplace is a productive one, and this extends across every industry. A pleasant work environment is a key to a company’s success, and this positivity must be incorporated into a...
How to Identify Fake Candidates
In light of the pandemic, many companies across the country have switched to telephone and video interviews in order to guarantee safety for candidates and interviewers alike.
Unfortunately, this altruistic action...
Employers Struggling with Increase in Cannabis Usage
As attitudes concerning cannabis have rapidly changed over the last few years, many employers have changed or entirely dropped their testing for marijuana. However, employers that have continued...
Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports Strong Jobs Growth in March
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its monthly Employment Situation Summary for the month of March, and it showed strong continuing growth in jobs, with 431,000 added as the...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employer’s Rejection of Applicant for Domestic Violence Conviction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has recently issued a ruling overturning a long-standing precedent regarding when a domestic abuse record...
OSHA Proposes Amendments to Significantly Increase Employer Electronic Workplace Injury Submissions
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again proposed amendments to occupational injury and illness recordkeeping rule 29...
The Right Way to Terminate an Employee
Terminating an employee can be one of the most difficult jobs an employer can face. Every employer is likely to face the challenge of firing employees, and often the process can be fraught with emotion and...
Significant Construction Employment Law Updates for Spring 2022
The construction industry has faced several developments recently, which will have a significant impact on employers. These include updates to wage and labor regulations, cyber security...
Employers Reconsidering AI Recruiting Systems Due to Bias Against Women
A leading retailer spent years trying to perfect a computer program they could use as a recruiting tool, but due to an inability to make the program gender-neutral when evaluating...
New Jersey Vehicle Tracking Law About to Take Effect
A New Jersey Bill will be taking effect on April 18th, 2022, that follows in the tracks of similar laws passed by states such as California, Florida, and Michigan, among others, which will prohibit...