Human Resources

Has the New Pace of Visa Management Changed HR Forever?

Managing a global workforce has always invited complexity. The past several years, however, underscore how important it is to have transparent tracking and a team that can communicate clearly to everyone involved.   Visa processing and case management must be handled in a way that ensures stability for the employee and for the organization. Indeed, the visas themselves are …

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The Role And Purpose of A PEO

What Are Professional Employer Organizations & What That Means For You As An Employee? Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) offer administrative support and management services. Simply put, a PEO acts on behalf of a client, similar to the employer of the workforce.Services can include HR management, recruiting, onboarding, payroll, and managing benefits, to name but a …

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HR Has Never Been on the Side of Workers. #MeToo Is More Proof.

After human resources was informed in 2014 that Emily Nestor, former front desk assistant for the Weinstein Company, was allegedly sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, company officials reportedly informed Nestor that any complaints would be directly reported to Weinstein himself.  And when Helen Donahue, a former Vice employee, complained to human resources in 2015 that …

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Upward Assessment of Darth Vader

A recent survey by The Conference Board, a not-for-profit organization that disseminates information about business management and economic trends, showed that job satisfaction in America hit a record low in 2009.  Part of the problem is managers who run roughshod over morale.  Part of the solution is employee surveys that provide an underpinning for managers’ …

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Boston’s Hyatt Hotels: Not Much Hospitality Toward Their Own Workers

An ongoing labor story here in Boston underscores why jobs and employment must remain one of our highest political, economic, and policy priorities. It involves three Hyatt hotels whose management abruptly terminated some 100 housekeeping workers after having them train replacement workers from a Georgia-based contracting company. The workers claim they were deceived into thinking …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.