According to a recent report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), more than 1 in 5 adults, about 53 million people, are family caregivers in the United States. These individuals were significantly impacted over the last several years by the pandemic, having to juggle their work and caregiving responsibilities through quarantine, school […]
Defending your company against sexual harassment claims became a bit harder. On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“Act”). The Act prohibits mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims. Since private arbitration is not an option anymore, employers […]
The settlement of a recent lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) highlights an important point regarding the interaction of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that often gets overlooked: the ADA may require additional leave beyond the leave provided by FMLA. The EEOC’s […]
Inevitably, your current or former employees may request a copy of their personnel records. Such requests are almost always precursors to a claim against the employer. Therefore, employers justifiably react to personnel records requests with some trepidation. Along with wondering what is the “other shoe to drop,” there may be confusion as to what must […]
An employer may take a look at their business one day and realize that the workplace environment may not be as healthy as it would like. An employer may notice that its employees are gossiping and spreading rumors around the office or that there is favoritism being shown by some managers or supervisors towards certain […]
As a Gen-Xer myself, I don’t really care about this subject, but at the same time I want you to know, that I know what I am talking about. I also want you to know that I am right and will argue with you until I win, or I might just shrug and let you […]
Nominate an outstanding HR professional for 2022 HR Professional of the Year! Nevada Association of Employers (NAE) is accepting nominations for our 2022 HR Professional of the Year. This award is given out to recognize and honor excellence in Human Resources. Do you know someone who is an outstanding HR professional? Is there someone whose hard work and […]
Terminations are one of the more difficult parts of being an employer. They require some finesse as well as compassion and understanding. Many businesses have different ways for how they go about terminations; however, there are some main principals that all businesses should follow when terminating an employee. First, it is always important that the […]
In this four-part series, we will cover how to recruit and retain employees from the four generations currently in the workplace: Boomers, Gen-X, Millennials and Gen-Z. Let’s begin with the Boomers. In case you don’t know (or forgot), Boomers is short for “Baby Boomers,” the demographic of our population born between 1946-1964. They tend to […]
Many employers in non-union settings believe that the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) has no relevance to their operations. While this belief is partially accurate, it fails to consider certain employee rights apply to all workplaces regardless of union affiliation. Employers can face substantial penalties for violation of Section 7 of the NLRA. Section 7 […]
