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Normally, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) requires 60 days advance notice of a layoff, but there are several exceptions, including the “Faltering Company” exception. Well, we’re faltering, you may think, so we don’t have to worry about WARN, but it’s not as simple as that. Exceptions to the WARN Act Notice […]
Employers with employees who seek coverage under their benefit plans for their same-sex spouses would be justified in wondering exactly what they should do under federal law. The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is still in force, but the Obama administration will not enforce or defend it. And now another court has found it […]
Violence in the workplace is one of several concerns when you have conflict between employees. HR professionals need to take complaints and investigations seriously to ensure that situations don’t escalate, and they also need to be sure that safety and other legal obligations are being met. In a BLR webinar titled “Workplace Conflict Resolution: Peacekeeping […]
For more and more workplaces, the cure for the upward spiral of employee ill health and healthcare costs is workplace wellness. The benefits can be significant.