Drunk and Disorderly–Do You Have to Accommodate Alcoholism? (We received this great article about Alcohol on the job today from HR Today- we hope you find it helpful and informative….) By government estimates, nearly 14 million Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholic, and millions more are close to being so. That means, odds are, some of them [Read More...]

The following article appeared in a June 9, 2008 SHRM Update. FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) Amended To Increase Penalties for Child Labor Violations By Allen Smith (Allen Smith, J.D., is SHRM’s manager of workplace law content) This summer employers will face new penalties when youth who are working in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) [Read More...]

Are They Really Independent Contractors? (The following information was derived from BLR HR Updates May 21 and 22, 2008) These days, organizations frequently try to increase their workforce flexibility and decrease their benefit costs by hiring independent contractors to do required work. All well and good … unless a court later determines that while you’re calling such [Read More...]

None of us are perfect. No matter how hard we try, weird things creep into the workplace. Below, Scarlett Pruitt, brings to light 10 Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace. I’ve added some comments because it’s great having the last word. Can you see anything below that resembles your workplace? 1. Nothing can get done without the boss’s approval. [Read More...]

The following is an article that recently appeared in the BNA Bulletin to Management with some imbedded comments from A Plus Benefits. As E-Verify, No-Match Rules, I-9s Evolve, Employers Need to Stay on Top of Issues While awaiting government action on various immigration issues, employers must continue to staff their workplaces, avoid the dramatically increased fines for [Read More...]