By Eric B. Meyer The thing about this law-blogging gig, other than the money, power and women, of course, is the pride of being first to post about a crazy … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Just How Important Is an HR Certification, Anyway?
So, how important and meaningful IS one of those HR certifications? This has been on my mind because the Society for Human Resource Management announced … Read more
Appeals Court: 2 Racial Slurs Do Not Make a Hostile Work Environment
By Eric B. Meyer It was Gloria Steinem who, in discussing President Bill Clinton’s indiscretions with Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey, fashioned the … Read more
Baltimore’s New Ban-the-Box Law Imposes Criminal Penalties
Baltimore is the latest major U.S. city to “ban the box.” Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is expected to sign a controversial bill that prohibits both … Read more
Motivating Millennials: It’s About Pay, a Fair Say, and Solid Management
Maybe Millennials are more grown up than people think. That’s the takeaway from a study recently conducted at workplace research site Great Rated, … Read more
Public Trust is Falling, and Not Only Here, But All Over the World
The recently released 2014 Edelman Trust Barometer highlights a degradation of trust between people and the institution of government, recording the … Read more
Employers to Stop Offering Health Coverage? The Idea Is Gaining Speed
What if employers started giving workers a chunk of cash to buy health insurance on their own instead of offering them a chance to buy into the company … Read more
Social Media Legislation: It’s a Reality Employers Simply Can’t Ignore
By Gregory Hanscom Over the past couple of months there has been a flurry of legislative activity at the state level concerning an employer’s ability to … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why Won’t More Businesses Train New Workers?
American business is failing when it comes to helping prepare our workforce of the future. According to new research from Accenture, the big global … Read more
Survey: 60% of Workers Say Pay Is Very Important to Job Satisfaction
I’ve never believed the talk you always hear that salary or pay isn’t a big motivator of employees. Yes, people may say that when asked in a … Read more