By Chad Terune, Kaiser Health News Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring off against major U.S. employers in a … Read more
Technology and the Gig Economy: Will It Cultivate Trust, or Destroy It?
First of two parts If you have never read George Orwell’s book 1984, you need to – or if you have read it, go back and read it again (I did recently). … Read more
Last Word: Building Greatness Takes Time – and a Lot of Hard Work
Of all the conferences I attend throughout the year, few speak to the powerfully positive impact work can have on us than Great Place to Work. Although … Read more
Permanent Light Duty Is NOT a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to an individual with a disability, if doing … Read more
What San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Law Will Mean For Employers
By Jason Geller and Richard Meneghello San Francisco just became the first city in the country to pass legislation requiring many employers to provide … Read more
Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer Because of a Genetic Test?
By Eric B. Meyer A received a number of emails following my blog post, “Can you refuse to hire a person whom you fear may have a future disability?” One of … Read more
The 4 Key Steps to Building a More Human Workplace
Globoforce’s WorkHuman Research Institute recently released a report on The ROI of Recognition in Building a Human Workplace. Here are several key findings … Read more
It’s Not Easy to Determine If an Employee Is Really “Exempt”
By John E. Thompson Coming changes in at least some of the U.S. Department of Labor’s definitions for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Read more
Vague Policies + Poor HR Communications = FMLA disaster
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I blogged here about the importance of communicating with employees on the Family and Medical Leave Act to stay abreast … Read more
New and Bizarre Perks: Are They That New, and Do They Really Matter?
Despite all the usual excited publicity about any non-traditional offering flaunted by some innovative employer, the same typical meat-and-potatoes … Read more