There’s been a little debate going on in the comments here on TLNT about this post from a couple of days ago titled Starting Salaries to Rise Next … Read more
Does Walmart’s Benefits Reversal Signal the Future of Health Care Benefits?
Walmart reversed an earlier decision last week and announced it would no longer cover spouses or provide health benefits to future part-time employees. At … Read more
Starting Salaries to Rise Next Year as Talent Gets Harder to Find
Starting salaries for professionals in the U.S. and Canada will be going up next year as the hiring climate for experienced workers becomes more … Read more
Bad Behavior: 3 Lessons When Dealing With Workplace Harassment
By Eric B. Meyer To prove sexual harassment, a plaintiff must have been subjected to pervasive or severe behavior that would make the plaintiff (and a … Read more
Labor Department Wants to “Friend” the Unemployed on Facebook
The U.S. Department of Labor is looking to “friend” the unemployed, hoping they’ll “like” its new Facebook page enough to use … Read more
Court Says ADA Doesn’t Require Employers to Provide Indefinite Leave
By Eric B. Meyer Back in June, I discussed here how the EEOC was discussing the use of leave from work as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Fiddling on Expenses? Always a Bad Idea, Even for Executives
Is there a manager out there who hasn’t ever dealt with an employee fiddling around with their expenses? Back when I was a young manager, I worked at … Read more
3 Ways to Re-Engage Your Employees and Boost Their Morale
The topic of employee morale and employee engagement is much in the news as of late. I can’t say I’m surprised. With the current state of the economy those … Read more
Termination for FMLA Abuse: All It Takes Is An Honest Employer Belief
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act affords eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period because of a serious … Read more
Occupy Wall Street? You Probably Just Work Hard and Occupy Your Cube
I’ve been trying to come up with a “take” on this whole “Occupy Wall Street” thing, and I really haven’t been able to. I get that people are upset at the … Read more