By Christopher P. Stief Consider this scenario: You are the Assistant General Counsel for Employment with a national company and just learned that the … Read more
Holiday Productivity: Would You Believe it Has Increased Since 2005?
Now that we’re into December and the holiday season has kicked into full swing, here’s a question most every manager probably has on their … Read more
On Second Thought, Maybe Google’s Pay Raises Are Just Misunderstood
Someone recently wrote that Google’s recent pay raises and bonuses amounted to showing their cards about the desperate position they are in with … Read more
The Clock is Ticking: 99 Weeks of Unemployment are Almost Up
We all have worries. For many of us that are toiling at work it is very easy to think about only that: work — deadlines, meetings, end of the year … Read more
The WikiLeaks Breach: A Wake-Up Call About Disgruntled Employees
By Michael R. Greco If the recent WikiLeaks release of more than a quarter-million sensitive files is not a wake-up call to companies about the need to … Read more
It’s Cyber Monday – Will You Let Your Employees Shop at Work?
A year ago, in a different time and a different place (and a different blog), I asked this question: “Why do only a third of all workers plan to shop … Read more
It Will Take Teamwork to Navigate the Bumpy Road to Health Care Reform
If you haven’t taken the time to grab a cup of coffee with the folks at legal, or had lunch with your friends in accounting, now would be a good time. Over … Read more
Holiday Temp Staffing and the Seismic Shift In the Workplace
If you’re out shopping today, there’s a good chance that the person helping you purchase your items or finding that deeply discounted item for … Read more
SAP Ordered to Pay Oracle $1.3 Billion For Theft of Software and Documents
By Michael R. Greco If you had dismissed Oracle’s lawsuit against rival SAP as just one more squabble between giant IT competitors, you likely … Read more
SHRM Threatens TLNT With Legal Action for Using the SHRM Logo
They say that no good deed goes unpunished. Perhaps they should say that no controversial news story goes legally unchallenged, either. An attorney working … Read more