With only days left before this year’s college seniors become alums, those who don’t already have jobs are going to find it as hard to find work as last … Read more
FTC Warns Background Screeners For Possible Privacy Violations
Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap is taking the week off to belatedly celebrate Cinco de Mayo. It will return next Friday. The Federal Trade Commission … Read more
Finally – Labor Dept. Sets Deadline to Tell Employees About State Exchanges
The U.S. Department of Labor just cleared up a piece of the ambiguity lurking in your health care reform communication strategy! You may remember that the … Read more
House Passes Bill to Allow Employees to Swap OT For Comp Time
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 223-204 to pass the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, which would amend … Read more
Appeals Court Strikes Down Rule on Union Posters in the Workplace
The NLRB has had a ruling overturned by a federal appeals court — again. The Los Angeles Times reports that, “Employers cannot be required to … Read more
Millennials on the Job: They Want to Commit, But Will We Let Them?
Accenture recently published its 2013 College Graduate Employment Survey findings. There’s lots of great data — especially if you plan to hire … Read more
New Jersey Governor Vetoes Proposed Workplace Social Media Law
By Eric B. Meyer You see, employment law dorks like me use tools like these to monitor the status of pending employment-law-related bills. And yesterday, I … Read more
Here’s What CEOs REALLY Want to Get Out of Their HR Leaders
Your CEO doesn’t want you to be a human resources leader — they want you to be a business leader with human resources expertise. While that may just seem … Read more
Should Employers Ask Candidates for Their Facebook Passwords?
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) which helps individuals protect their right to … Read more
When Retirement Talk Turns Into Age Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer “At your age, David, you hadn’t even thought about retiring?” What could go wrong when the boss’s son asks that … Read more