Responding to Trauma in the Workplace with Katharine Manning, President of Blackbird DC: On Record PR
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HR leaders know that performance reviews are mutually beneficial for the organization and for individual employees - but how can we get to a place where we are providing continuous feedback rather than once or twice a year?...more
A handy guide on what not to do. A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a former Human Resources manager for a law firm will get a jury trial on her claims related to her termination right before she was due to return...more
FP Weekly often provides readers with a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace...more
Better to have the courage of your convictions. I'm sure you've heard of "quiet quitting," when an unhappy employee does the bare minimum to get by and keep drawing a paycheck, but doesn't care much about the job beyond...more
Last week’s news that the Labor Department is proposing a hefty increase to the weekly salary requirement to qualify employees for the overtime exemption has put the spotlight on how much you pay your employees – but that...more
disruptive (adj.) dis•rup•tive dis-‘rəp-tiv (1) Disrupting or tending to disrupt some process, activity, condition, etc. (2) Causing or tending to cause disruption One of the most confusing, difficult questions...more
Performance management is one of the most important–and difficult–issues that employers face in supervising their workforce. Dealing with performance problems becomes even harder when an underperforming employee requests or...more
A Major League Baseball pitcher. A professional golfer scheduled to tee off at The Masters. A first-team all-NBA basketball player, not to mention a league veteran. Four elite professional athletes made headlines in the last...more
By now you’ve likely addressed quiet quitting in your workplace — the phenomenon where workers push back on hustle culture — but what happens if employees take it one step further and start to actively resent their employer?...more
Join us for part one of the 14th Annual Law Update, when we will look ahead at hot topics that HR professionals and senior administrators of your organization or campus need to know in 2023. - Do you have employees...more
Quiet quitting did not make the OED’s ‘word of the year’ shortlist this week but it is a phrase increasingly weaving its way into conversations. Misleadingly, quiet quitting has nothing to do with employees leaving their...more
In today’s world, management and human resource personnel must be on their A-game in all things relating to employees. With the new phenomenon upon us and continuing to “go viral,” management should have the latest tools to...more
Compliance Today - November 2022 - No, not that cancel culture. I’m talking about the new cancel culture, which seems to have emerged concurrently with the pandemic. When COVID-19 hit hard in early 2020, many...more
In this episode of On Record PR, Jennifer Simpson Carr goes on record with Katharine Manning, author, and president of Blackbird DC, to discuss empathy in the workplace and how to support co-workers experiencing trauma....more
CITY HALL- City Council President Clarke Calls for Special Elections to Fill District Seat Vacancies- This morning, City Council will be reconvening with 13 members following the resignation of four members over the past...more
“Quiet quitting” is the newest coined phrase that has burst onto the workplace scene. Not to be confused with the “great resignation,” quiet quitting is commonly understood to mean employees intentionally prioritizing the...more
A car salesman who was terminated following customer complaints of a bad attitude cannot get to a jury on his religious discrimination claim according to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Tenth Circuit, which covers...more
In case you missed the news, everyone’s favorite caterers are returning to the small screen with most of the original cast. The series previously starred Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Megan...more
This week, we look at the additional guidance the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued regarding caregivers. EEOC Focused on Caregiver Discrimination (see video attached) The COVID-19 pandemic...more
Here’s one of the most common scenarios our employment lawyers face: An employee with marginal to poor performance goes out of work on FMLA leave (often prompted by stress or anxiety relating to review of their performance)....more
Effective performance feedback is critical to employees' efficiency and organizational growth. This can be thwarted in an emergent cancel culture in which nearly every aspect of workplace management is subject to increased...more
Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Kevin Love – all of these elite American athletes have a few things in common. Besides being world-class athletes in swimming, gymnastics, and basketball, each of whom has earned at...more
Employers in Germany should not underestimate the meaning of reference letters – the German Arbeitszeugnis. German employment law and employment practice provide employers with clear guidelines as to when and how they must...more
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered—for the second time—an employee’s claim that she had been terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to the court’s summary,...more
We all know that Human Resources Professionals are critical to the success of every organization. But, how do HR professionals recharge and stay current on the latest developments? Welcome to the DRM HR Café! We are...more