Many returning veterans face obstacles in making the transition back into the workplace. Some of these men and woman return with disabilities – visible and invisible. Due to the importance of...

Weather-related emergencies, bomb threats, fire, labor strikes, protests, and acts of terrorism present policy and procedural questions for HR managers. For example, organizations affected by...

Deciding whether to offer an individual employee or groups of employees a severance agreement requires an in-depth analysis of each circumstance and careful consideration of numerous factors. While...

Progressive discipline imposes increasingly severe penalties against employees who commit repeated offenses against employer work rules. For several decades, union contracts obligated employers to...

The Internal Revenue Service is deadly serious about collecting all the employment taxes it is due. HR professionals and their payroll counterparts need to ensure that there is an effective system in place to calculate, withhold, and remit employee payroll taxes, because if there isn't, there's no telling whose door that IRS agent might be knocking on.

This issue of Workforce Strategies offers a number of practical strategies for a CEO, senior management team, and a board of directors to consider. There is no doubt that the Whistleblower Program, created in July 2010 by the Dodd-Frank Act, which offers whistleblowers potential financial rewards and protection from retaliation, will lead to an increase in whistleblower activity.

This issue of Workforce Strategies explores the nature and causes of workplace bullying, details the damage bullying can do both to the employees who must endure it and to the employers that tolerate it, and provides practical solutions employers can apply to eliminate workplace bullying without constraining the “constructive confrontation” that fuels workplace innovation.

This issue of Workforce Strategies examines social media use during the hiring process, including pros and cons, risk and rewards, and legal considerations for employers. The report also offers best practices and policies for to help protect employers.

This issue of Workforce Strategies examines the performance review process as part of an overall corporate strategy and provides practical advice from experts in the field on how managers can use the evaluation process to motivate employees and to better integrate their individual activities with overall departmental and corporate goals. A case study of the performance management system developed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts gives a specific example of how this advice can be put into practice.

This Workforce Strategies report examines cultural changes affecting the workplace, the challenges of hostile work environments, consequences for management, and HR's role in providing a safe and professional work environment. The report provides best practices for managers in the form of clear definitions and procedures when creating an effective sexual harassment policy.

This issue of Workforce Strategies sets forth a practical approach for employers to reorient their strategy toward building a healthy workforce, rather than simply tweaking components of their health plan, such as wellness offerings or plan design. It outlines the business case for a healthy workforce, drawing upon data which demonstrate the potential impact of implementing the right programs. It also summarizes common initiatives seen today in the employer community. The issue concludes with five key strategies for enhancing current initiatives.

This issue of Workforce Strategies provides practical guidance for employers in determining what is (and what is not) a de minimis fringe benefit for employment tax purposes and in avoiding potential pitfalls in accounting for the benefits. The appendix presents a case study in IRS's fact-specific approach to determining the actual status of a benefit defined by an employer as de minimis and how subjective (or fluid) that judgment can be.

Since the events of September 11^th, 2001, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has seen a steady increase in charges of religious discrimination by Muslim workers. As a result, the EEOC has filed several prominent lawsuits on behalf of Muslim workers complaining of interruption of prayer breaks and discrimination based on their attire. This issue of Workforce Strategies examines the challenges for HR departments and offers strategies for reasonable accommodations.

This issue of Workforce Strategies examines OSHA recordkeeping with an aging workforce, ergonomic enforcement, and other trends with this growing segment of the labor force.

This Workforce Strategies report gives you an overview of the challenges these companies face, initiatives designed to improve retention rates, and best practice recommendations on repatriation programs.

This issue of Workforce Strategies examines what is ahead for states: can they weather the ongoing storm over unemployment benefits or do they face a fiscal tsunami? The report also covers the options employers have to limit, as much as possible, the impact of higher unemployment insurance costs.

Beyond HRMS: Cutting-Edge Technologies Provide New Opportunities for HR provides practical advice on workforce optimization and identifies the leading vendors of administrative and workforce management applications.