Aviaphobia

Fear of flying (aviaphobia) can have negative impacts on employees and employers. An otherwise excellent employee may avoid career opportunity or advancement due to aviaphobia. Experts agree that most people who are afraid to fly can be treated. Statistically, the average person would have to fly every day for 29,000 years before getting involved in a fatal airline crash.
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Domestic partnership benefits

More organizations are offering benefit coverage to domestic partners. According to a recent Human Rights Campaign report, the number of companies offering domestic partnership benefits increased by nearly 13%. This trend is driven by several factors, including changing demographics, the desire to be fair, the need to diversify the workplace, and to improve employee morale.
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Unengaged

According to a recent study on workforce engagement, nearly one-third of the U.S. workforce fits the category of “unengaged.” Unengaged employees perform their jobs in ways that do not contribute to organizational success, performance, and profitability. The productivity loss of unengaged workers equals nearly $300 billion a year.
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BFOQ

BFOQ is a human resources acronym that stands for Bona Fide Occupational Qualification. A BFOQ is a job requirement that permits an employer to legally discriminate on the basis of sex, age, religion or national origin. BFOQ job requirements are very rare. Job examples include working in a women's locker room, modeling dresses, or playing the part of a woman in a play or movie.
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OSHA

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), employers must contact OSHA in the event of an accident involving either the hospitalization of three or more employees within 30 days of a work related incident or the death of an employee. Employers must contact the national or local OSHA office within 8 hours of the event.
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Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in June 1938. The main objective of the law was to establish minimum standards of living necessary for health, efficiency, and well being of workers. A major provision of the act was the establishment of a minimum wage, initially 25 cents an hour, along with a maximum workweek of 44 hours. Child labor standards were also enacted.
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Health care costs

U.S. companies pay significantly higher employee health care costs in comparison to all other industrialized nations. U.S. companies take two approaches to address the higher costs associated with health care. They look for ways to reduce or eliminate health care costs through changes in coverage levels. They also try to reduce the number of individuals covered by eliminating jobs.
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