By Michael J. Lotito A day after the U.S. Senate returned from its summer recess, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a … Read more
Premiums For Job-Based Health Insurance Rose 3% This Year
Premiums for job-based insurance rose modestly for the third consecutive year, reflecting slowed spending, even as key elements of the federal health care … Read more
Number of Positive Drug Tests For Workers Up For First Time Since 2003
After a decade of slowly declining workplace drug test results, Quest Diagnostics, which describes itself as “the world’s leading provider of … Read more
Survey Shows How Much Millennials Continue to Defy Expectations
Approximately 80 million Millennials live in the U.S today. In my last post on talent acquisition trends, I touched on the fact that this group is the … Read more
How the Baltimore Ravens (and the NFL) Failed HR 101
By now everyone has seen former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, knock out his wife with two punches to the head in the elevator of an Atlantic City … Read more
Court: ADA Requires Accommodating Employees With Angry Outbursts
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers provide reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities when doing so … Read more
August Job Growth Is the Slowest So Far This Year
Editor’s note: The Weekly Wrap is taking one more week of vacation. It will return next week. Even taking into account the usual summer hiring … Read more
5 Talent Acquisition Trends You Really Need to Watch
Ultimate Software (They’re No. 20 on this year’s Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for list) just released a whitepaper that looks at Top 5 Talent … Read more
Yes, Employees Can Curse Their Boss on Facebook and Get Away With It
By Eric B. Meyer Can an employee curse out their boss on Facebook and get away with it? It’s easier than you think. Indeed, a recent decision from … Read more
The Market Basket Shutdown: It Taught Us What Matters to Workers Most
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the unfolding saga of the Market Basket grocery store walkout. For those not in the know, non-unionized employees walked off … Read more