Blogs / 2013 / May

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2013 / May

401(k) Plans Are Just A Tool To Save, They’re Not Evil By: Ary Rosenbaum The Rosenbaum Law Firm Source: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/401k-plans-are-just-a-tool-to-save-th-24727/ Years ago B.K. (before kids), I took weekly ... More...

Designing a wellness program from scratch can be intimidating. It's a big step for any company. But here's the good news: If you rely on a few key concepts, you truly can build a successful program that impacts your employees' health and improves you... More...

Improving employee engagement is a main aim of many executives, but a solid understanding of the best paths to achieve this goal is significantly less universal. Many business leaders and HR professionals assume that a well-crafted and comprehensive ... More...

Can Tuition Assistance Enhance Employee Engagement? Tuition Assistance Programs (TA’s) offered by employers are often seen as a necessity, given the competition over attracting and retaining talent. In today’s marketplace, future and current employ... More...

Munson Healthcare, a nonprofit health care system located in northern Michigan, implemented a Hyatt legal services plan as a way to provide employees with convenient access to affordable legal care. In its initial year, the legal services plan achiev... More...

Employees are growing noticeably more frustrated with their leaders. Employees want their leaders to have their backs and listen to their concerns; to provide clarity of purpose and performance expectations; and to chart a roadmap for the future. The... More...

We all know that the old adage “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” isn’t necessarily true in many circumstances. Just because something worked in the past, does not mean that it holds any weight today. The digital age within which we operate today is ... More...

Feel like you're always the last one to know about problems in the company? You're at least partly to blame. Lie detector test "How long has this been going on?" "Why am I only hearing about it now?" If you ever find yourself asking questions li... More...

A court ruled 100,000 warehouse workers from a major online retailer are owed more than $100 million in back wages and penalties for time spent in security lines at the end of their shifts. Workers were required to pass through metal detectors... More...

Big Data: HR’s Golden Opportunity Arrives ABSTRACT With the arrival of Big Data, HR is faced with an unprecedented opportunity to become more data-driven, analytical and strategic in the way that it acquires talent. Indeed, HR has spent much of ... More...

A newly hired human resources professional works for a business operated by an Indian tribal government. She is surprised to learn that the employer does not offer COBRA when a qualifying event occurs. Is the employer out of compliance? The ... More...

As the weather turns from dark and cold wintery days to long and sun-filled days, employees start dreaming of summer vacations. Did you know that 20 percent of the total yearly PTO requests are made in July and August? They are the second and third m... More...

Listen to my monthly radio program with Angela Kokott, host of Calgary Today for our segment, “You are what you eat” to get the goods on healthy eating. Listen to Episode 45 here: 40% of Canadian Food Ends Up Wasted Per Year Reducing household food w... More...

Stuart M. Sutley at Total Health Management, Inc. is an expert on population risk management and is one of our closest partners. He has written a wonderful piece on why a total health strategy -- bringing together all aspects of an employee's health ... More...

Publication: Human Resources Executive Human Resources ExecutiveIn this article, Littler’s Katherine Cooper Franklin provides perspective on how multinational companies have been impact... More...

Publication: Life Science Leader Life Science LeaderIn this article, Littler’s Marguerite Walsh details the challenges facing the life sciences industry in protecting research ... More...

Publication: DentistryIQ DentistryIQLittler’s Guy Allen authored an article listing the top 10 mistakes that employers make that lead to employment-related litigation and provi... More...

Publication: Private Duty Insider Private Duty InsiderAngelo Spinola and Marcia Ganz provide insight into the pending changes to the companionship exemption and how employers s... More...

Publication: Los Angeles Times Los Angeles TimesReacting to the latest setback for the NLRB, Maury Baskin told the Los Angeles Times of the union poster rule that "This went way beyond t... More...

Publication: Human Resources Executive Human Resources ExecutiveIn this article, Littler’s Ilyse Schuman provides perspective on the Healthy Families Act, which would require employers t... More...

Publication: Law360.com Law360.comLittler’s Maury Baskin discusses the D.C. Circuit’s decision to strike down the NLRB’s controversial union poster rule, having also argued on behalf of ... More...

Publication: The National Law Journal The National Law JournalIn an interview with the National Law Journal, Maury Baskin spoke of the NLRB’s vacated rule that required companies to post... More...

Publication: Computerworld ComputerworldIn an article on the provisions within the U.S. Senate's immigration bill intended to help improve odds that U.S. workers will be hired ... More...

For millions of employers around the country, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) represents much more than a collection of new requirements for health plans. The sweeping healthcare reform law potentially changes the landscape of th... More...

Experienced Group Provides Unmatched Counsel on Healthcare Regulatory Developments Impacting EmployersSAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 9, 2013) – Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, toda... More...

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401(k) Plans Are Just A Tool To Save, They’re Not Evil

A Successful Wellness Program in Four Steps

Helping your employees increase their own engagement

Enhance Engagement With Tuition Assistance

Munson Healthcare Enhances Employer Benefits with a Legal Services Plan

6 Reasons Leaders Make Bad Decisions

Tech Savvy Talent Acquisition: How Keeping Abreast of Change Keeps Top Executive Search Firm in Your Corner

Why Employees Aren't Telling You the Truth

Major Online Retailer sued for $100m by Warehouse Workers

Big Data: HR’s Golden Opportunity Arrives

Does COBRA Apply to Indian Tribal Governmental Plans?

5 Tips to Prepare for Summer PTO

40% of Canadian Food Ends Up Wasted Per Year

A Total Health Strategy is Needed to Get Results

Global Corruption Quandaries

Protecting Trade Secrets And Customer Relationships In Life Sciences

Top 10 mistakes employers make that lead to employment-related litigation, and how to avoid

Beyond the companionship exemption: How to classify employees as non-exempt

Federal appeals court strikes down union notification requirement

The Path to Paid Sick-Leave Laws

DC Circ. Strikes Down NLRB Union Poster Rule

D.C. Circuit Strikes Labor Board's Poster Rule

An H-1B jobs database the tech industry may hate

Workplace Policy Institute: The Labor, Employment and Benefits Law Implications of the Affordable Care Act - Are You Prepared?

Littler’s Healthcare Reform Consulting Group Addresses Affordable Care Act Compliance