According to the 2013 Better Life Index by OECD (the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) we’re still fighting the battle to find … Read more
Supreme Court to Decide If Employees Should be Paid for Security Checks
A case that has the potential to cost staffing companies — and, in turn, their clients — hundreds of millions of dollars is headed to the U.S. Supreme … Read more
Five Things You Simply Can’t Forget in Your New Hire’s First Week
For new hires, the first day on the job can feel like they’re at the foot of a mountain about to take the first step up a ridiculously tall peak like … Read more
Ban the Box Legislation: San Francisco Is the Latest to Join In
It’s official — San Francisco has banned the box. Employers in the City and County of San Francisco may no longer inquire about criminal history on … Read more
Language at Work: Should the NFL Penalize Players For Using This Word?
By Eric B. Meyer In a few weeks, the National Football League owners are going to consider a proposed rule governing the use of the “N”-word … Read more
You’re Missing the Boat Not Recruiting High School Students Right Now
In case you didn’t hear about it, college football powerhouse Alabama recently offered a scholarship to 8th grade football player Dylan Moses and LSU … Read more
Some Smart Interview Takeaways From This Year’s Academy Awards
The glitz, the glamour, the upsets and the tear-jerking acceptance speeches Yes, the Academy Awards this year graced us again with Hollywood’s elite and we … Read more
Health Care Unions Turning to Ballot initiatives to Achieve Labor Goals
By Gregory A. Brown Recently, on opposite coasts, health care union have been pressing voter ballot initiatives to win concessions from hospitals and other … Read more
How One Executive Rewards Trip Damaged Employee Trust
This story isn’t new, but the lessons to be learned, sadly, still plague us. Benjamin Moore, one of the companies in Berkshire Hathaway’s stable, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It’s Always Smart to Think First, Then Act
I often have the groups I speak to do this exercise … I ask them to pair up and have the person on the left make a fist. Then I give all the folks on … Read more