Emergency preparedness for healthcare workers: eLearning course preview
Watch this course preview to learn how this course will help employees minimize injuries, loss of life, and damage to the facility in the event of an emergency situation.
Category: HR
Job descriptions: how to write them effectively preview
Are your job descriptions attracting the right talent? This course will help HR teams and managers accurately describe the purpose, essential functions, and specifications for a job.
Q&A: COBRA coverage for voluntary resignations
Is a Voluntary Resignation (not an Involuntary Termination) considered a Qualifying Event for COBRA Coverage? In this Q&A. we’ll share the answer provided to one of our HR Hero subscribers.
California mandates workplace violence prevention plans for all employers
The WVPP will require the maintenance of a violent incident log, training on workplace violence hazards, and periodic reviews of the plan.
Mental health “parity” test getting trickier
Over the past few years, the federal government has made improving access to mental health care a point of growing emphasis. For employers this means growing scrutiny, and increasingly prescriptive regulation, of the health coverage they sponsor and how it handles treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.
Q&A: Written complaints and recordkeeping requirements
For a private employer in Florida, if client files a complaint against an employee in writing, should the complaint be filed in the employee’s personnel file or be filed separately, in a confidential folder that’s obviously connected to the employee but not kept in the same location as the personnel file?
Transforming HR compliance and education – Case study
BLR® provided Caldwell with a unified platform offering parallel analyses of state and federal regulations, immediate access to educational materials, and specialized counsel—all crucial elements for her success.
Legal challenges likely, but employers urged to be ready for new overtime rule
The DOL released its long-awaited proposed rule on August 30. If finalized, the rule would guarantee overtime pay for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 a week, or $55,068 a year. The current threshold is $684 a week, or $35,568 a year.
Creating a psychologically safe workplace: eLearning course preview
By promoting a psychologically safe work environment, employers can reduce employee turnover, increase productivity, and improve safety and security. This training will give you the tools to create a psychologically safe workplace.
NLRB General Counsel targets noncompetes with rank-and-file employees
In the latest effort by the federal government to curtail the use of noncompetes—which are traditionally governed by state law—National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum on May 30 claiming noncompete provisions in employment and severance agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they interfere with an employee’s exercise of rights under Sections 7 and 8(a)(1) of the Act.