By Eric B. Meyer When an employer is faced with a sexual-harassment lawsuit, one of its best defenses is that the company took reasonable care (e.g., … Read more
CareerBuilder Says 4th Quarter Hiring May be the Best Since 2007
Calling it the “most optimistic fourth quarter projection since 2007,” CareerBuilder says that 26 percent of employers expect to add full-time, permanent … Read more
Want to Better Engage Workers? It’s Finding What Works For Your Culture
Employee engagement is one of those topics that gets a lot of attention, but if you ask anyone what it takes to retain and engage workers, it’s … Read more
Survey: 75% of Workers Are Accessing Social Media While on the Job
Do you have a social media policy for your workplace? If you don’t, you better get cracking, because as this new survey from SilkRoad clearly shows, … Read more
New Bill Would Require Accommodation for Pregnant Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Does an employer have to provide a reasonable accommodation to a pregnant employee to allow her to perform the essential functions her … Read more
Telemedicine Moves Into Mainstream as More Employers Offer It
With 15 states now requiring insurers to cover electronic medical consultations and treatments, telemedicine is not so much an emerging trend as one that … Read more
NLRB Backs an Employer in Its First Facebook-Firing Decision
By Eric B. Meyer Look out for that flying pig! No, it’s true. The National Labor Relations Board actually sided with an employer on a social-media … Read more
Employees Make It Clear: Here’s What They Need to Really be Engaged
Thanks to a great article in HRZone.co.uk by Leslie Allen, I came across these interesting results of a recent Chartered Institute for Personnel and … Read more
Tired of H-1B Visa Problem, Microsoft Puts Its Money Where It’s Mouth Is
Who says you can’t throw money at a problem? Faced with the chronic issue of too few H-1B visas and the unwillingness of Congress or the Obama … Read more
States Starting to Define “Essential” Health Benefits Under New Law
California and Washington state will require coverage of acupuncture. Arkansas wants prevention counseling for women at high risk of breast cancer but not … Read more