By now, many of you are familiar with the Google executive that was killed on his yacht last year by a call girl who is accused of injecting him with a … Read more
NLRB General Counsel Goes After McDonalds and Business Franchises
By Michael J. Lotito In a move that could have a dramatic impact on the franchise business model, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard … Read more
Friends at Work: The Younger You Are, the More Important They Become
Censuswide and LinkedIn recently partnered up to explore how friendships at work impact employees’ experiences and perspectives of their workplaces. Their … Read more
Court: No 1st Amendment Protection For Teacher Trash-Talking Online
By Eric B. Meyer Do you remember Natalie Munroe? She’s the teacher who enjoyed a cup of coffee in the spotlight a few years ago after getting … Read more
The Message Is Clear: Workers Still Want Balance, Growth, Advancement
The economy may be improving, but job numbers show it’s a long way from fully bouncing back from pre-recession levels. According to a survey from Kelly … Read more
A Supervisor-Subordinate Romance Isn’t Necessarily Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, I read this case (Clark v. Cache Valley Electric Co.) in which a male plaintiff alleged discrimination because his … Read more
Arguing With the Boss – and Living to Tell About It
Take it from me: Arguing with the boss is generally not a career enhancing experience. I know this because I have worked for a lot of different bosses over … Read more
How Employers Hired in 2013: Referrals Were Down, Direct Sourcing Up
Employee referrals slipped again as a source of hire last year, as talent acquisition leaders increasingly leaned on other recruiting methods to fill their … Read more
Survey Shows Hiring Manager’s Dilemma: It’s a Job Seekers Market
It’s a job seekers market, but hiring managers haven’t yet fully adjusted to the change, with 40 percent of them taking almost a month to make an offer, … Read more
The Ultimate Act of Employee Loyalty: Risking Your Job to Save Your CEO
I’m based outside of Boston, and the big news in these parts last week was the work stoppage by employees at Market Basket, a New England-wide, family … Read more