HR News

Going Green Doesn?t Mean Spending Lots

(2/3) by Ana Ellington, BLR Senior Editor-Environmental. Folks believe that implementing a green program will cost them more money?but this is a myth. There are many different techniques that you can use to go green that can also boost your bottom line.
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DOL Reproposes 'Parental Exemption' of Child Labor in Agriculture Rule

(2/3) Saying that it will protect both children and ?rural values,? DOL's Sage and Hour Division announced that it will repropose the portion of its regulation on child labor in agriculture interpreting the "parental exemption."
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Was Firing in Retaliation for Whistleblowing?

(2/3) A Louisiana credit union manager became convinced that her employer was allowing lending practices that amounted to criminal fraud. She repeatedly brought her concerns to the attention of senior managers, board directors, and co-workers. At the point where her complaints seemed to come to a head, she was fired. Was that a coincidence?
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NY Fish Market to Pay $900,000 for Racial Discrimination

(2/3) M. Slavin & Sons Fish, a Bronx fish market, has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The lawsuit alleged that management at the company?s Brooklyn facility routinely subjected more than 30 black and African male loaders and drivers to sexual and racial harassment and retaliated against employees who complained.
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Has Weight Influenced Your Decision to Hire?

(2/2) Has weight ever influenced your decision to hire a job applicant? If so, was it illegal?
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