By Gregory Hanscom Is Pennsylvania going to join the ranks of states and municipalities requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to … Read more
Minimum Wage Bill Fails in Senate, But Don’t Expect Issue to Disappear
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman As expected, Senate supporters of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S. 2223) failed this week to garner the 60 votes needed to bring … Read more
A Costly Reminder of Employer Verification Obligations
By Mel M. C. Cole Employers work hard to make sure they comply with federal immigration law, but they must remember not to take their efforts too far. Last … Read more
HR Basics: How to Write a High Performance Job Description
Determined to find just the right people to fill your open positions? The process starts long before the interview, and as an HR professional, much of that … Read more
10 Tips to Help You Better Navigate a Tough Conversation
I wish had the proverbial nickel for every participant in one of my sessions who has approached me after the program with a comment that began, “Have you … Read more
HR Basics: Juggling the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer Recently, I gave a webinar about the interplay between the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. One of … Read more
HR 101: Just What Constitutes Workplace Harassment?
What is workplace harassment, anyway? This might sound like a question with a simple answer, but like most human resource issues, it’s not always easy to … Read more
Nebraska Decides to ‘Ban the Box” – But Only For Public Employers
Last week, Gov. Dave Heineman signed off on a ban the box provision for the State of Nebraska. The “box” in question is the somewhat controversial … Read more
Why Managers Absolutely Hate to Write Job Descriptions
Every employee out there, no matter what their job, has certain tasks or responsibilities as part of their role that they enjoy doing. Likewise, there are … Read more
Dying to Work, or Why Great Workplaces Are Healthy Workplaces
Work can be sickening. Literally. During an appearance at the recent Great Place to Work annual conference this month n New Orleans, Stanford business … Read more