In a sobering reminder that online social media is changing the way many companies do business in unforeseen ways, a federal court recently shot down an … Read more
What ‘Expert’ Advice Won’t Tell You: There’s no Shortcut to Anywhere Worth Going
Yes, the Yankees lost and believe me, New York was in a twit. How could we lose? We can’t lose. We always win. These were some of the comments on the … Read more
Feds Will No Longer Require Written Essays When Applying for a Job
Editor’s note: Weekly Wrap is on the road traveling, so there’s no wrap up this week. Look for Weekly Wrap again next Friday. Monday will mark … Read more
The FMLA Challenge: Reinterpreting the Law for a Diverse World
By William R. Hanna Nothing in the world of employment law remains static and unchanged – least of all, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Since … Read more
Survey: 70% of Businesses Don’t Have a Strategy for Developing Women
Does your organization focus on women when they talk about having a more diverse workforce? Some do, of course, but the vast majority of businesses — … Read more
The NPR-Juan Williams Incident Shows Why HR Really Matters
I don’t want to keep beating on the Juan Williams-NPR firing fiasco, but there are a few loose ends to tie up before we move on. Loose End No. 1: NPR … Read more
Rush to Judgment: Where was HR When Juan Williams got Railroaded?
I’ve worked in a lot of places and supervised all sorts of different people. As most managers, I’ve had to fire people for performance-related … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bad Bosses, Dissing Federal Workers, and 85,000 Applicants
Anytime you get into a listing of the “best of” or “the worst of,” you know that the list is going to be highly subjective, frequently shortsighted, and … Read more
Ask the HR Pro: How Do You Handle Politics in the Workplace?
Ask the HR Pro is a feature we usually use in our TLNT LinkedIn group to get reader feedback about hot issues impacting HR to share with the rest of our … Read more
I Hope the EEOC Listened: Employment Credit Reports Have Value
This week, the EEOC held hearings to “explore” whether employers should be allowed to review a job applicant’s credit report before making a hiring … Read more