I recently got a call from an employee who wanted to know if it made sense to use some of his retirement plan funds to purchase a life insurance policy. My … Read more
Oh Canada! Getting Tough on Permits for Americans Working in Canada
By Shannon Stevenson Gone are the days when an employer could send its U.S. citizen employees to the Canadian border with a passport and a simple … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The Tide Seems to Have Turned For Social Media on the Job
I’m a sucker for research and data, and I write a lot about surveys that strike me as particularly interesting or insightful. Here’s another … Read more
Court Upholds Arizona’s E-Verify Law, Penalties for Using Unauthorized Workers
By Jessica Cook and Kim Thompson This week (May 26, 2011) the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s 2007 immigration law that requires all employers to … Read more
Beyond the Big IPO: What Should Be the Next Move For LinkedIn?
Now that the rush on LinkedIn IPO shares has come and gone, many people are going to start talking about what they do next with the influx of cash. Many … Read more
Age Bias at Work: As This Case Shows, There’s a High Standard to Meet
By Eric B. Meyer A 51-year-old auto-parts specialist with lupus, fibromyalgia, diabetes and arthritis, claimed that his 29-year-old co-worker called him an … Read more
Think Like a General Manager, Whether You Want to Be One or Not
This month we covered the key aspects of how general managers think and why it’s important to think like a GM, whether or not you want to be one. … Read more
Total Rewards Day 3: A Surprisingly Engaging Final Day in San Diego
One thing you learn pretty quickly if you go to many conferences is this: the half-day session on the last day is usually a pretty big waste of time. … Read more
Another Social Media Discovery Ruling Employers Need to Know About
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I reported that a Pennsylvania state court had ruled that a plaintiff did not have to provide access to her Facebook page … Read more
Are Skills Better Than A Resume? Skillpages Aims To Find Out
Are Skillpages the new LinkedIn profile? Or maybe are they the new Yellow Pages? I don’t think Skillpages CEO Iain Mac Donald cares either way. Since … Read more