Employee engagement ranks high on the list of human resource challenges, yet fewer than half the companies in a SHRM survey said they track it. Of those … Read more
California Court: Employers Aren’t Liable If Workers Don’t Take Breaks
Chalk this up as another one of those trend-setting legal rulings that come out of California and then ripple across the country. The California Supreme … Read more
Lines the Boss Should Never Cross? There’s No Good Advice in THIS List
Here’s a story that I came across this week at Forbes that caught even my cynical and jaded eye — Six Lines Your Boss Should Never Cross. Ok, … Read more
Does Your Talent Management System Help Make Effective Talent Decisions?
Does your talent management system actually help you make effective talent decisions? One would hope the answer to this question would be a resounding … Read more
With IRA Deadline Looming, Do Employees Know How They Can Save?
The IRS has given us two extra days to file this year due to April 15 falling on a Sunday and the recognition of Emancipation Day on April 16. This also … Read more
Do Your Confidentiality Agreements Conflict with the NLRB’s Social Media Rulings?
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, Jon Hyman at the Ohio Employer Law Blog was on point with this good post discussing a recent National Labor Relations Board … Read more
How Do You Spot (and Save) an Employee Drowning in Their Job?
You know the crazy thing about drowning? It doesn’t look like you’re drowning! Read this from Coast Guard rescue swimmer Mario Vittone: Except in rare … Read more
Different Severance Packages: They May Create Discrimination Claims
By Eric B. Meyer A severance agreement helps to allow businesses to ensure that former employees don’t sue. The concept is fairly simple: in exchange … Read more
Avoiding Work Conflict? You May Not Be Getting Anything Important Done
Two questions for you: Do you have an initiative that you talk about as being really important to your business, but you are not making progress on it? … Read more
Yes, It IS Ridiculous (and Bad Business) To Ask For Social Media Passwords
I had a hard time getting through attorney William Nolan’s TLNT post yesterday about how it isn’t ridiculous to ask applicants for social media passwords. … Read more