Have you heard the story about the gal who was fired from her full-time job as a reporter because she didn’t disclose to her employer that she was a … Read more
5 Tools to Help Get Employees Up and Out of Their Desks
We know prolonged sitting is detrimental to individual and business health. Prolonged sitting decreases productivity and creativity and ratchets up stress. … Read more
Disability Coverage: More Important Than You (or Your Employees) Think
So what is DIAM? It stands for Disability Insurance Awareness Month, sponsored by the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE). Many … Read more
College Job Seekers Say That Company Career Sites Are Most Important
When American college students and recent graduates go looking for a job, they want quick answers, trustworthy insights, and evidence the employers know … Read more
Company That Powers College Career Sites Searched by the FBI
The company that powers campus recruiting services, including NACElink, is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly attempting to hack into the … Read more
Why the NLRB’s Quickie Election Rule Got Tossed (and Why It May be Back)
Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition for a Democratic Workforce dealt yet another blow to the National Labor Relations Board, … Read more
Many Offering Health Benefits to Same-Sex Couples Ahead of Laws
President Obama’s pronouncement last week in favor of same-sex marriage has no legal effect on employers’ decisions on whether to offer benefits to … Read more
That Was Fast: Court Voids NLRB “Quickie” Union-Election Rules
By Eric B. Meyer The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hot! How hot is the Chamber? Hotter than Paris Hilton humming an 80’s Buster Poindexter tune. … Read more
Relax – You’ll Never, Ever be Asked For a Facebook Password
It’s one of the hottest and long-standing recent HR stories. In March, the Associated Press reported on several job seekers being asked their Facebook … Read more
Unpaid Internships Revisited: Could Your Program Land You in Court?
By Patricia F. Weisberg With regular college classes ending for the summer, employers nationwide likely are ramping up their summer internship programs – … Read more