In this week's HR news round-up: former Twitter staff claim it discriminates against moms; even Zoom thinks face-to-face meetings are better for its own staff: Read more
Employees with autism – it’s time to destroy the stereotypes
This month is Autism Awareness Month, and to mark it, Darelyn Pazdel urges HRDs to rethink their hiring stereotypes. Read more
19 million threw a Super Bowl sickie; only one-in-five have a work ‘bestie’
Nearly 20 million called in sick after Super Bowl An estimated 18.8 million people called in sick this Monday morning – the day after the biggest night in … Read more
Clean slate legislation: Are you ready for it?
In a couple of months time, any ex-offender living in Michigan with a ten year conviction-free record and a seven year clean slate for certain misdemeanors … Read more
Musk creating at-work sleeping areas; Apple accused of ‘psychological warfare’
Musk reportedly installing bedrooms in Twitter HQ Controversial Twitter owner, Elon Musk, has reportedly converted office space into bedrooms, to enable … Read more
GM unveils return to office plan; Intel expected to slash jobs
GM unveils January 2023 return to office plan Car giant, General Motors, has announced that it wants salaried workers on hybrid work schedules to return to … Read more
Rethinking language that works at work
You’ve probably noticed it. Years of quarantining and virtual meetings have ushered in new levels of at-work casualness. Whether it’s emojis punctuating … Read more
Your stereotype of star employees is wrong
We humans are naturally drawn to people similar to us. That doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. Nor does it mean that you are racist, ableist, ageist, or any … Read more
A Strange Discrimination Issue: Can You Fire an Employee For “Extreme” Flatulence?
By Eric B. Meyer My readers are the best! On Friday, I received two emails within 15 minutes of one another, encouraging me to blog about this story. … Read more
What the Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Decision Means For the Workplace
OK, presumably I’m not the only employment lawyer trying to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to the employer-employee … Read more