Knowledge and information is HR’s commodity. With one of HR’s responsibilities being compliance with the myriad U.S. employment laws that apply to your company, knowledge of those laws, and the actions your company needs to take to be in compliance and avoid law suites, is HR’s stock in trade.
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As an employment lawyer, I recognize that often the "powers that be" don’t recognize this value in HR—and only let you call "the lawyers" after the you-know-w...
