Isaiah Mustafa isn’t a household name (yet). Though if you mention the character he portrays, you might recognize him a little better. Mustafa is the … Read more
SHRM CEO Lon O’Neil is Departing
SHRM is in the market for a new CEO — again. Laurence “Lon” O’Neil, the president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management since October … Read more
ENDA is Coming – and Employers Need to Start Thinking About it Now
For years, human rights activists and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community have sought a more comprehensive law that would expand … Read more
Ask the HR Pro: Are They an Independent Contractor, or Not?
This is a new feature where we take a workplace or HR-related question sent to us by a TLNT.com reader and ask members of our TLNT LinkedIn group to give … Read more
Talent Management Systems: HR Needs to Test Drive the Product
My wife’s favorite on TV is the Food Network and their new creation, the Cooking Channel. What this means is that she controls the remote sometimes and I … Read more
Consumer-Directed Health Plans Are on the Rise, but the Jury’s Still Out
The 15th annual National Business Group on Health/Towers Watson employer survey on purchasing value in health care that was released last spring has some … Read more
Unemployment Extension Is Signed – But Not Everyone Is Happy
CNN/Money is reporting that the unemployment benefits extension bill has been signed by President Obama. The signing capped off weeks of debate on the bill … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Malcontents at Work, Gossip in the Office, Jobs Gets a C+
If it’s Friday, it’s time for TLNT’s Weekly Wrap. It’s a way to quickly catch up on things that might have slipped by in the deluge of e-mails, tweets, and … Read more
10 Questions to Help You Hire Better People
As a recruiter, how would you describe the culture at Apple, Microsoft, AT&T, or at your own organization? Being able to distill the essence of an … Read more
Note to Washington: The HR Investigation Comes BEFORE you Fire the Employee
Here’s what I want to know this morning, as I read story after story about the latest Washington flap: Don’t they have any HR leaders working over at the … Read more