By: Amy Matthews Is your company leaving candidates with the best image of your organization? Many companies are concerned with their public image, especially in 2018, when we are all so exposed through social media outlets. We worry about a bad Yelp or Google review. Some companies have a strong focus on brand management or […]
It’s a very tempting proposition — bringing drug testing in-house. It is convenient, fairly inexpensive, and results are almost immediate. Why go through the hassle of sending your employees to a lab and waiting 24-72 hours for test results, right? On average, the cost of a simple laboratory drug test is between $10 – $30 […]
By: Rob Parker Have you ever experienced a manager who has gone rogue and potentially set the company up for liability? If so, this situation might sound familiar to you. An employee was called into her manager’s office. The manager informed her that he had heard a rumor that she was taking medication and believed […]
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services. As it relates to employment, the ADA protects both employees and applicants for employment. Covered employers (15 or more employees) are required to provide reasonable […]
NAE is always looking for ways to give back to the community. To that end, NAE will be participating in the 2018 Northern Nevada Heart & Stroke Walk on September 16, 2018. We invite you to join our team! All NAE Has Heart team members receive a team t-shirt for participating. The Heart & Stroke Walk is […]
By: Rob Parker A recent HR Hotline call brought up an issue we see quite frequently: termination of an employee where poor performance has not been documented. Of course, in these situations, things are always more complicated than they first appear. This was the case in this recent HR Hotline call. Company recently rehired an […]
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NewsMandatory Public Sector Union Fees Ruled Unconstitutional; Violate First Amendment Today, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court overturned 40 years of precedent by ruling that mandatory public sector union dues are unconstitutional. The case, Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, U.S., No. 16-1466, overturns the 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of […]
By: Amy Matthews I once worked with a manager who could never remember his HR-related acronyms. When it came to FMLA, he called it “LOL WTH.” While this seems humorous at the outset, it isn’t funny when it comes to actually working within the parameters of the FMLA rules. What is FMLA? Basically, FMLA applies […]
On June 6, 2018, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a memorandum outlining the NLRB’s enforcement position on employee handbook rules following the decision in The Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (Dec. 14, 2017). The memo makes it clear that employers can expect less scrutiny and more freedom in […]
In an unanimous decision, the Nevada Supreme Court has finally defined what constitutes “health benefits” for the purpose of paying the lower-tier minimum wage in Nevada. The Court, in MDC Restaurants, LLC, et al. v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 41, 2018 Nev. LEXIS 42 (May 31, 2018), determined that employers who […]
