By Eric B. Meyer If an employee complains that her supervisor is sexting her, making unwelcome physical contact, and telling her that she can get a better … Read more
Massachusetts’ Gender Identity Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2012
By Katherine Crawford Massachusetts employers take note: Massachusetts’ Transgender Equal Rights Bill, signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick in … Read more
The Downside of the Huge Growth in U.S. Health Care Jobs
Health care employment has been the bright spot in the otherwise lackluster recent jobs reports. As overall employment decreased by 2 percent from 2000 to … Read more
Is Your Social Media Policy Unlawful? The NLRB Seems to Think So
As discussed last week, the National Labor Relations Board has issued new guidance on what employers should — and shouldn’t — include in social media … Read more
Do Employees Have Protected Privacy Rights in Facebook Postings?
By Eric B. Meyer John and Mary are co-workers. They are also Facebook friends. And both John and Mary have adjusted their respective Facebook privacy … Read more
Duke Study Suggests That “Unions Are Better For Your Health”
Here’s a workforce health study that might raise your blood pressure: two researchers at Duke University say that their research suggests that labor … Read more
Over 6 Million Passwords Reportedly Stolen From LinkedIn
Earlier this morning, The Verge reported that a user in a Russian forum had obtained nearly 6.5 million passwords from the business networking site … Read more
Paycheck Fairness Act Fails to Pass in U.S. Senate
By Eric B. Meyer Billed as a way to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, the Paycheck … Read more
Join Us Again For Our 2nd Annual TLNTup Party During SHRM Atlanta
If you missed last year’s big TLNTup during June’s annual SHRM conference in Las Vegas, well, let’s just say you missed one hell of a … Read more
Study: Employee Engagement Has Stablized, But Just Barely Improving
It’s another sign of our somewhat depressing and sluggish economic times that an ever-so-slight uptick in employee engagement is heralded as a big … Read more