By Eric B. Meyer You’ve got an anti-harassment policy. All managers and employees have copies and you just completed training on the policy for your … Read more
Data Shows That Recessions Hurts Older Workers’ Long Term Health
There are 20 million Americans between 55 and 60. Nearly 1 million are unemployed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Many more lack health … Read more
There Are Now 104 Million Reasons for Unethical Employers to be Worried
Employers are worried about expanded whistleblower rights under federal law. Unethical employers certainly should be, as a recent case in which a convicted … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The Top 8 Qualities Employers Want in Their Workers
As a long-time manager and executive, I know this to be true: Every manager has a list (at least one in the back of their brain) of the qualities they want … Read more
SHRM Board Elections: The Results Are In … Sort Of
Nothing should be surprising when it comes to this year’s election of new members to the SHRM Board of Directors — not even the way the results … Read more
Does Your Workplace Truly Have a Culture of Flexibility?
A college professor breast-feeds her child during class and a firestorm erupts at the school and across the Web. Some are outraged that she’d dare expose … Read more
Is This The End of Men in the Workplace (and Everywhere Else)?
I don’t really consider myself a “Man’s Man.” I love to fish, go to college football games and I’ll watch back-to-back ESPN SportsCenters that are the … Read more
Is a “Casual Conversation” About a Parent’s Health Enough to Trigger FMLA?
By Eric B. Meyer Last month, in this post, I addressed a recent opinion in which the court held that the words “Emergency Room,” when uttered … Read more
Survey Finds That Hiring Remains Stable, Slowly Regaining Strength
Hiring confidence among U.S. employers continues to inch up in virtually all states, regions and industries, according to the latest Manpower Employment … Read more
Survey: Family Health Premiums Up Just 4%, Still Outpace Wage Growth
Health care costs moderated considerably in 2012, rising by a relatively modest 4 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & … Read more