By Eric B. Meyer Maryland has a new law forbidding employers from demanding that job applicants and employees divulge online passwords. Two weeks ago, the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Says Big Companies Bullish About 2012 Hiring
Sometimes, it seems impossible to get a fix on which way the economy and job market is headed. Two cases in point: April’s Labor Department jobs … Read more
OSHA Criticizes Safety-Incentive Programs, Encourages Whistleblowers
By Howard A. Mavity For several years, we have encouraged employers to move away from safety-management programs which primarily track the program’s … Read more
April Job Numbers: They’re Sluggish, Slow, and Growing Very Gradually
April’s jobs growth fell below expectations, coming in at 115,000, the lowest since October, said the U.S. Department of Labor in its monthly report out … Read more
No FMLA Claim For Employee Who Mistakenly Thought He Was Fired
By Eric B. Meyer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Employee gets bad performance review. Employee laments to HR about the pressures of work. … Read more
IRS Puts COBRA Under Scrutiny: Consider a Self Audit or Pay the Price
By Jeremy J. Sharp Employers beware: The Internal Revenue Service recently issued new revised audit guidelines for IRS auditors who review group health … Read more
New NLRB Quickie Union Election Rules May Get Derailed
By Eric B. Meyer Two quick updates for you today — one labor, one employment. Word has trickled in that the U.S. District Court for the District of … Read more
Need Any More Proof? Job Referrals Are REALLY Important
You have heard this many times, I’m sure, but it never hurts to hear it again: job referrals are the best source of job candidates and new hires. … Read more
NLRB Quickie Election Rule Now In Effect; Here’s What It Means
By Steven Bernstein On April 28, 2012, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia cleared the way for the National Labor … Read more
Lost Knowledge — “It’s Not About Being Nice to Old People”
Last week in Lost Knowledge — What Are You and Your Organization Doing About It? — we discussed what “lost knowledge” is, its effects on … Read more