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Do Your Employees Work Well Together?

Patrick Lencioni, a prolific, best-selling author, wrote a book titled The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. In it, he explained the characteristics of dysfunctional teams and how they come to be. He then followed with The Ideal Team Player which lays out the characteristics of good team players. I find the concept of the ideal

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Job Hazard Analysis Key to Keeping Workers Safe

Job-related injuries occur every day in workplaces across the country. Often these injuries happen because employees have not been trained or, over time, have gotten lax in following safe job procedures. One way to prevent workplace injuries is to establish proper job procedures and train all employees in safer and more efficient work methods. The

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Searching Social Media During Hiring Process

If you are hiring, you should not overlook the importance of vetting prospective employees through social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. A recent survey by CareerBuilder found that 70% of hiring managers said they had used Facebook or other social networking sites to research job candidates in 2018, up from 60% the year

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Searching Social Media During Hiring Process

If you are hiring, you should not overlook the importance of vetting prospective employees through social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. A recent survey by CareerBuilder found that 70% of hiring managers said they had used Facebook or other social networking sites to research job candidates in 2018, up from 60% the year

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Searching Social Media During Hiring Process

If you are hiring, you should not overlook the importance of vetting prospective employees through social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. A recent survey by CareerBuilder found that 70% of hiring managers said they had used Facebook or other social networking sites to research job candidates in 2018, up from 60% the year

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Make Sure You Are Posting All Required Employee Notices

Thousands of companies are cited every year for not posting the correct labor law notices in a conspicuous place in their workplaces so that all of their employees can see them. It’s not easy to keep track of all the notices the federal and California state governments require. But it’s important that you do, considering

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Study Finds Physical Medicine Reduces Opioid Use Among Injured Workers

Physical medicine treatments like physical therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic care correspond with reduced opioid prescription use among injured workers, a new study has found. Workers who were treated using physical medicine while also being prescribed an opioid all received lower doses of prescribed opioids compared with workers with similar injuries who did not receive physical

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Study Finds Physical Medicine Reduces Opioid Use Among Injured Workers

Physical medicine treatments like physical therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic care correspond with reduced opioid prescription use among injured workers, a new study has found. Workers who were treated using physical medicine while also being prescribed an opioid all received lower doses of prescribed opioids compared with workers with similar injuries who did not receive physical

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DOL Issues New Rules for Joint-Employer Status

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new and more simplified rules for determining joint-employer status, which can often be found in work involving temporary workers, subcontractors or workers in franchises. The new rule reverses Obama-era regulations that employers say opened a floodgate of litigation, making it easier for workers to sue more than one

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Controversial Law Suffers Early Legal Setbacks

California’s controversial independent contractor law suffered its first two legal setbacks in January after trucking firms and independent truckers were able beat back at the new law in court. On Jan. 8, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled that AB 5 does not apply to independent truckers because they are covered by federal

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