By Eric B. Meyer Supreme Court to determine what “clothes” are under the FLSA. With a title like that, this post could only arouse the interest … Read more
Why Did Employee Engagement Win Out During a Cruise Ship Debacle?
You’ve most likely heard the story of the paralyzed Carnival cruise ship, The Triumph. The cruise ship that lost power last week and had to be towed by tug … Read more
What Employers Need to Know About New 563-Page Health Privacy Rule
As discussed in our last webinar, in late January the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its much-anticipated 563-page final omnibus … Read more
Federal Government Will Be Running Insurance Exchanges in Half the States
By Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states — … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Major Employers Expect 2013 Hires to Meet or Exceed Last Year
I’m having a hard time getting a good fix on the current state of the economy, or to be more specific, the state of the employment market. Everything … Read more
What to Tell Workers About That New Health Care Costs Line on the W-2
Whoa! What’s that new line item on my W-2? Is that taxable? Employers are starting to field questions like these from their employees. That’s because … Read more
The Top Sources of Hires? Survey Says It’s Still Referrals and Job Boards
Update: SilkRoad says there are errors in the report it published Thursday on which the post below is based. The most significant appears to be charts on … Read more
Getting a Grip on Big Data: You Ignore It at Your Own Peril
We’re operating in an environment where the pace and velocity of change is making it almost impossible to use the past to predict the future, and the sheer … Read more
Survey: Nearly 40% of Workers Have Been In an Office Romance
Love is all around us today. And not just in the hearts and cupids and balloons that decorate countless offices. The latest CareerBuilder survey found … Read more
Moving From Social Technology to Social Business: How HR Can Help
Last week I discussed the difference between social media and social technology. There’s more. The IBM Institute for Business Value’s report, The Business … Read more