It did no good for Richard Nixon, whose famous mountain of secret White House tapes contains thousands of words described only as “expletive … Read more
2 Steps to Developing and Delivering Creativity on an Olympic Scale
I’ll hazard a guess that 100 percent of my readers watched the London Olympics opening ceremony, at least in part, or read about it, or saw elements of it … Read more
All-Out Campaign Underway to Raise FLSA’s Minimum Wage
By John E. Thompson We have previously reported on legislation introduced earlier this year to increase the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why You Should Let Your Workers Watch the Olympics
Do you expect to have problems with your employees wanting to watch the London Olympics at work? If it seems like a silly question (that is, you wonder why … Read more
SHRM Background Check Findings: How Survey Results Can Get Twisted
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently released their 2012 survey results on employers’ use of criminal background checks and we wanted … Read more
Survey: Workers Not Too Concerned About Hikes in Health Care Costs
Workers who have slogged through the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery — and managed to stay employed — are a resilient bunch. … Read more
Former Unpaid Intern’s Lawsuit Gets Approval For Class Action Status
By John E. Thompson As we reported earlier, a former Harper’s Bazaar unpaid intern is pursuing a lawsuit against publisher the Hearst Corporation in … Read more
Are Fewer Employers Using Employment Background Checks?
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) just published an eye-opening study on employers use of employee background checks. The big takeaway that … Read more
Nasty Racial Slurs in the Office? Court Says They Don’t Prove Bias
By Eric B. Meyer What if I told you that a female black employee was called “monkey” and “nappy head Raggedy Ann” at work? What if … Read more
Olympic Security Shortfall: Lessons From a Workforce Planning Nightmare
It looks like a blunder of Olympic-sized proportions. Last week, the British government announced that G4S, the company responsible for providing security … Read more