When Dawnmarie Souza called her boss a “scumbag” on Facebook last year she was fired. It wasn’t just the offensive comment (one of … Read more
Millennials: Study Says Maybe They’re Really Not So Different After All
There’s nothing that different about Millennials that age doesn’t explain. So concludes an interesting study by the Kenexa High Performance Institute on … Read more
Survey: Companies Making Half-Hearted Effort to ID High Potentials
Remember my many rants about the terrible state of succession planning in the American workplace? Well, I haven’t had one in a couple of months, at … Read more
Did Reagan’s Firing of Air Controllers Change the Modern Workplace?
It’s easy for time to get away from us, but here’s something that I remember as if it happened yesterday: President Ronald Reagan’s … Read more
The Disabled Persons Act: Rules Have Changed, But Game Remains the Same
By Arthur Chinski and William Miller While employers have to contend with many issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act concerning their employees, … Read more
Employees Are Unhappy As They Quit Their Job — Are You Surprised?
We’ve heard it before: employees are unhappy. Many want to leave their current positions. And those that are leaving wouldn’t recommend their employer to … Read more
Employee Benefits: How Your Workplace Can be a Cut Above the Rest
I was traveling last week, cross-country, to facilitate a retirement preparedness workshop, so to fill the two hour layover I had at the airport, I found … Read more
Harassment at Work? It Takes More Than Sex in a Supply Closet
By Eric B. Meyer Apparently, sex in a supply closet is not sexual harassment At least that’s what a federal court in Utah opined. George Costanza … Read more
Job Ads Seeking ‘Employed Only’ May Bring Attention From the EEOC
Is your company among those who reject the unemployed because they are unemployed? If you are — and a report from the National Employment Law Project … Read more
HR Stocks Hit Harder Than Market; Job Boards Down by Double-Digits
HR-related stocks are getting hammered far harder than the broader financial markets, as the global sell-off that began a week ago resumed today. HR stocks … Read more