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Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules

HRWatchdog

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new legal standard for evaluating employer handbook rules — raising the level of scrutiny these rules will face when challenged as violating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ( Stericycle, Inc. 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023)). Not a member?

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What CA Employers Should Include in an Employee Handbook

Zenefits

There are many benefits to an employee handbook. A California employee handbook can also prevent miscommunication and serve as an employer defense if an employee complaint lands in court. The court noted that the company handbook prohibited dishonesty, expressly noting that “dishonesty alone may lead to employment termination.”

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How will the new overtime rules affect workplace flexibility? Not well.

The Employer Handbook

The slow death of the 9-5 workday, together with the arrival of the new FLSA overtime rules , which do into effect on December 1, could create one of the bigger wage-and-hour pitfalls for employers in 2017 and beyond. Less flexibility to complete work outside of normal work hours.

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The Daily Rundown: Hiring Rates Plummet and Drug Use in the Workforce Rises

Zenefits

Instated in 2017, the travel ban that restricts people from Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Venezuela and North Korea entering the US places a burden on small business owners across the country. The positivity rate for opiates, however, is down 21% since 2017, indicating a sharp drop since usage peaked in 2015. durin 2018.

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How will the new overtime rules affect workplace flexibility? Not well.

The Employer Handbook

The slow death of the 9-5 workday, together with the arrival of the new FLSA overtime rules , which do into effect on December 1, could create one of the bigger wage-and-hour pitfalls for employers in 2017 and beyond. Less flexibility to complete work outside of normal work hours.

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Laying the Groundwork for HR Investigations

LaborSoft

Even tenured Human Resources professionals should take the time to review employee handbooks, company policies, and state and federal regulations to note excerpts pertaining to the employee incidents in question. Your internal handbooks and policies may not be the only place you'll need to look to prepare for the case.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

The book introduces these areas and guides on building the connectivity across domains required to establish well-rounded skills for individuals and best practices for organizations when applying advanced analytics to workforce data. “The book focuses on the use of information technologies in talent management.