Line supervisors and middle management are a key link between employees and senior management/owners. Employees perceive actions of management as intentions of company. Supervisors and managers are therefore a critical component in the working relationship we strive to achieve in the workplace between employees and owners. Employees perceive what managers say or do as direct [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on June 22, 2010, clarified the definition of “son and daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to ensure that an employee who assumes the role of caring for a child receives parental rights to family leave regardless of the legal or biological relationship. The DOL interpretation applies to non-traditional [...]
Guest post by Angela Showell, CPEhr’s Recruiting Manager The strengthening economy means more employers will be looking to hire new staff. As the need to hire more employees increases, business owners may feel tense due to the lasting effects of the recession… a post traumatic stress of sorts. It leaves them feeling that the money [...]
As the intermediary between the executives and staff, managers play a pivotal role in any organization. They are tasked with representing the company’s ethics and beliefs to their staff, leading and motivating their employees, and overseeing a wide range of administrative responsibilities. These tasks include interviewing and hiring staff, knowing wage and hour laws, conducting [...]
Below are three common employment scenarios that are often misunderstood which we would like to review: 1. Travel Expenses – Most states require employers to indemnify an employee for expenses incurred in the course of “discharging their duties” for their employers. This means that employers must reimburse for items such as mileage or reasonable travel [...]
Given our increasingly diverse and complex culture, when faced with the question of what is considered fair and acceptable regarding freedom of religious expression and practice in the workplace, reliance upon the law is the best guide. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires that employers must make an attempt to reasonably [...]