The job prospects for this year’s college seniors are better than they have been in years, say two different employer surveys. CareerBuilder’s survey of … Read more
Court: Sexual Stereotyping Is Really Sexual Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Last September, for the first time ever, the EEOC sued two private employers for discriminating against employees who had transitioned … Read more
Of All a Company’s Functions, HR Is the Guardian of the Future
Editor’s Note: This is the second of 12 essays from the new book, The Rise of HR; Wisdom From 73 Thoughts Leaders. It’s compiled by Dave Ulrich, Bill … Read more
Why I Stopped Bad-Mouthing “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”
Today, April 23, is the fourth Thursday of the month, which means it’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (aka TODAS). Kids will be trooping through … Read more
Yes, HR Research May Really Be Marketing, But There’s Still Value to It
I’m mindful of Laurie Ruettimann’s blog post from a couple of weeks ago where she put it straight out — HR Research Isn’t Research: It’s Marketing. … Read more
What Was Management Thinking? The High Cost of Employee Turnover
An article from Forbes made the rounds last summer with some pretty startling statistics: The average raise an employee can expect is 3 percent, but given … Read more
Enemies to Allies: 6 Ways Employee Relationships Affect the Workplace
A new study recently released by Cornerstone OnDemand with Northwestern University provides new life to the old adage, “No man is an island.” While HR … Read more
Georgia Legalizes Medical Marijuana Without Employment Protections
By Dale L. Deitchler With the enactment of “Haleigh’s Hope Act” last week, Georgia became the 26th jurisdiction to decriminalize medical marijuana use. The … Read more
Poor Performance is Contagious, Especially If You Won’t Deal With It
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. As managers, at some point we all … Read more
Fired for Sex Jokes, Man Claims Disability Act Violations Instead
By Eric B. Meyer As I resist every urge to cheapen this post further by resorting to silly puns and other double entendre, allow me to set the stage of … Read more