Last week, we reported that a new OSHA rule had rescinded the electronic filing requirement only as it relates to certain, large employers (those with 250 or more employees) with respect to Forms 300 and 301. In response, several Employers Council members asked whether the electronic filing requirement still applies to other forms. The OSHA... Read more »

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“I was wrong.” Perhaps the three most difficult words in the English language. Uttering that phrase in the workplace can fill people with fear, dread, and vulnerability. The interesting thing is it doesn’t have to. According to Kathryn Schulz, author of the book, Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error, these moments are opportunities... Read more »

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Come in. Do your job. Go home. In some workplaces, that’s the expectation. “Doing” equates to “success.” Simple. However, in today’s highly complex and volatile work environment, for most organizations it’s simply not enough. It is not only how we do our work, but how we think about our work that matters. Two workplace mindsets... Read more »

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Liz Dinnen became the Manager of Immigration Services at the Employers Council in September 2018, having initially come onboard as an investigator in February of the same year. She provides members with services relating to their complex immigration needs, including H-1B, TN, E3, H-2B, L1 Visas, and PERM applications. Given the dynamic nature of immigration... Read more »

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Positive relationships between employees are important to foster a pleasant workplace environment and studies show this results in improved employee engagement and retention. Employers commonly provide opportunities for employees to create professional bonds between workers; parties, happy hours, mixers, etc., may have the unintended consequence of facilitating workplace romance. Pop culture often depicts office romances... Read more »

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Just over one year ago, Harvey Weinstein’s career demise hit the news cycles, and Employers Council started intensively reporting on and tracking sexual harassment trends on social media. For those of us who started investigating claims and providing attendant training, we have seen a dramatic increase in claims and requests for training. But we were... Read more »

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Progressive discipline is rooted in the decades-old mindset that treating people progressively worse will cause them to improve, or at least protect the organization from liability when they don’t. Management theory and practice of the past can best be stated in Lawrence Stessin’s 1960 book Employee Discipline. Stessin, a management professor of Hofstra University, wrote,... Read more »

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With the partial government shutdown currently over, E-Verify has resumed operations. Employers may again submit employment verification cases for new hires. E-Verify posted guidance on their website on what employers should do regarding cases they were unable to submit during the partial shutdown, as well as how Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs) will be processed going forward.... Read more »

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Being an effective leader requires discernment. Truly effective leaders are able to see beneath the surface of things and to foresee opportunities (and potential threats) even when the indications are not obvious. Furthermore, effective leaders do not mindlessly accept or follow established policies, procedures and practices. They also do not indiscriminately follow the latest business... Read more »

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Will Starbucks anti-bias training make a difference? Director of Organizational Development and Learning, Evan Abbott discusses Starbucks unconscious bias training. Denver Channel 7, May 31, 2018

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Cannabis in the workplace: Businesses hiring pot smokers more than ever Employers Council Attorney Curtis Graves discusses off-duty marijuana usage. Greencamp News, May 3, 2018 New bill would prohibit employers from firing workers based solely on positive marijuana tests Employers Council Attorney Curtis Graves discusses how the current state law is discouraging qualified workers from applying for... Read more »

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#MeToo For Everybody Else: Local Company Investigates Non-Celebrity Harassment Employers Council attorney, Michele Sturgell spoke with Colorado Matters about how her work has changed since the onset of #MeToo. She says local companies have been fielding more harassment complaints, as well as asking for more training to prevent similar cases from occurring.

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