With the acquisition this week of Indeed.com, Recruit.com has taken a major step toward becoming a worldwide recruitment powerhouse, directly challenging … Read more
Labor Department Cranking Up Compliance Pressure on “Joint-Employers”
By John E. Thompson Readers will recall that, in 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would pay particular attention to multi-party … Read more
Lifestyle Employment: For Millennials, It May be the New Career Prototype
Remember back in the 1950’s when people had employment for life? Now we’ve been promised 5-7 careers in our lifetime, but is that really what our … Read more
Replacement Refs: It’s a Lesson About Getting the Right People on the Job
The NFL’s replacement refs are on the hot seat. The regular refs are locked out, so NFL games are now refereed by replacements who were teachers or … Read more
Report: Medical Care Spending for Employees Rose 4.6% Last Year
Spending on medical care for Americans with job-based insurance rose 4.6 percent last year, driven mainly by higher prices charged by hospitals and other … Read more
Rethinking Recruiting: New Ideas to Take Your Hiring to the Next Level
Almost every week we see an article on the “war for talent.” Companies need to hire people and can’t find the right skills. Recruiters rely heavily on … Read more
Beware Draconian Settlements With the U.S. Department of Labor
By John E. Thompson The scope of potential punishments in federal Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits brought by the U.S. Department of Labor apparently is … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Does Restricting Worker Web Access Ever Make Sense?
Here’s a good question that is at the heart of a new workplace survey: Does access to non-work related websites make for distracted employees? … Read more
3 Key Collective Bargaining Lessons From the Chicago Teachers Strike
Holy shiny red apple Batman, the Chicago teacher’s strike is over! It was a rough seven days for parents and students in the nation’s third largest public … Read more
Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Much has been written lately in the blogosphere about telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities … Read more