04/02/2011
This month’s training question is, “When students are given the opportunity to participate in a training program, must they be paid?” Here is how our expert responded: “Determining whether employees truly qualify as unpaid interns, or should really be paid employees is a tricky issue for employers,” says Susan E. Prince, J.D., BLR legal editor. The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) “intends to crack down on this, so employers need to be very careful when hiring their interns over summer and winter breaks to make sure they do not violate the laws.”

04/02/2011
The HR Daily Advisor® announced the release of a free report, 5 Mistakes Everyone Makes with Job Descriptions And How to Avoid Them, which provides advice to HR professionals struggling with job descriptions.