The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) provides income tax incentives to any business for hiring workers that the U.S. Department of Labor has determined … Read more
Court: LinkedIn Isn’t an Agency When It Comes to Background Screening
LinkedIn is off the hook. A California district court has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against the business networking site (the full decision in … Read more
Job Prospects Have Improved For 2015 College Graduates
The job prospects for this year’s college seniors are better than they have been in years, say two different employer surveys. CareerBuilder’s survey of … Read more
Court: Sexual Stereotyping Is Really Sexual Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Last September, for the first time ever, the EEOC sued two private employers for discriminating against employees who had transitioned … Read more
Why I Stopped Bad-Mouthing “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”
Today, April 23, is the fourth Thursday of the month, which means it’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (aka TODAS). Kids will be trooping through … Read more
Yes, HR Research May Really Be Marketing, But There’s Still Value to It
I’m mindful of Laurie Ruettimann’s blog post from a couple of weeks ago where she put it straight out — HR Research Isn’t Research: It’s Marketing. … Read more
Enemies to Allies: 6 Ways Employee Relationships Affect the Workplace
A new study recently released by Cornerstone OnDemand with Northwestern University provides new life to the old adage, “No man is an island.” While HR … Read more
New York City Prohibits Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes
Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill that makes it unlawful for employers to request or use a job applicant’s credit history for employment … Read more
Beginning Tomorrow, Google Starts Rewarding Mobile-Friendly Websites
Sometime on April 21 your website, the one you worked so hard to get on Google’s first search page, may disappear down the rabbit hole, banished to page 2, … Read more
Georgia Legalizes Medical Marijuana Without Employment Protections
By Dale L. Deitchler With the enactment of “Haleigh’s Hope Act” last week, Georgia became the 26th jurisdiction to decriminalize medical marijuana use. The … Read more