HR News: Location, Location, Termination with Suzanne Lucas

Good Morning, HR

In episode 150, Coffey talks with Suzanne Lucas about her Evil HR Lady articles from May.

They discuss the kerfuffle that arose after she released an article suggesting that employees who change their work location without coordinating with their employee should be fired; the tax and regulatory issues employers and employees face when working in other states or countries; a private wealth manager’s assertion that 45-minute reference checks are better than interviewing applicants; why employment verifications are important to help mitigate future liability; circumstances where attempts to conduct more-thorough reference checks are justified; and the risks of using AI in recruiting.

Links to stuff they talked about are on our website at https://goodmorninghr.com/EP150 and include the following topics:

- Suzanne Lucas’ article, It's Time to Make 'Hush Trips' a Fireable Offense

- Robyn L. Garrett’s TikTok response

- The HRLearns Conversation, Balancing Flexibility and Compliance: Robyn Garrett, Suzanne Lucas and Victoria Purser

- Suzanne Lucas’ article, Do Reference Checks Really Matter?

- Suzanne Lucas’ article, ChatGPT Bias and The Risks of AI in Recruiting

- DallasHR’s AI June 7th webinar with Mike Coffey and Mary Baird

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About our Guest:

Suzanne Lucas spent 10 years in corporate HR where she hired, fired, managed the numbers, and double-checked with the lawyers. She left the corporate world to advise people and companies on how to have the best Human Resources departments possible.

Suzanne integrates best practices with innovative ideas and humor, including using improv comedy as a tool for leadership development.

Suzanne’s writings have been published at CBS News, Inc. Magazine, Reader’s Digest, and many other sites. She’s been named a top influencer in HR. You can read her archives at EvilHRLady.org or check out

her Tedx Talk: Forget Talent and Get to Work.

Suzanne Lucas can be reached at

http://evilhrlady.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannemlucas

https://twitter.com/RealEvilHRLady

https://www.facebook.com/groups/evilhrlady

About Mike Coffey:

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.

In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations firm helping risk-averse companies make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.

Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.

Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year.

Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business’ small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and volunteers with Texas SHRM.

Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the tax and regulatory risks associated with employees working in multiple jurisdictions.

2. Create a policy for management review and approval of temporary and permanent changes of work location.

3. Create practices to ensure that employment verifications and reference checks are used appropriately.