By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board issued a report this week from General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. replete with examples of how your … Read more
Can Transferring an Employee Actually Be Seen as Discrimination?
By Eric B. Meyer When does transferring an employee amount to discrimination? Well, I think we can all agree that, when an employee’s protected class … Read more
Deloitte’s New Human Capital Survey Should Be a Wake-Up Call for HR
Deloitte recently released its 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report, their annual comprehensive study of HR, leadership, and talent challenges compiled … Read more
Another Sign of Tighter Labor Markets: Time to Fill Rates Getting Longer
With the economy adding jobs at the fastest clip since the depression began eight years, it’s taking longer and longer to fill vacancies. In January, the … Read more
Leadership 101: The Most Powerful Words You Want From Any Leader
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. “All I want is for someone, sometime, just … Read more
It Makes No Sense to Have Employees Come to Work Sick
How much sense does this make: Retail and restaurant workers, who come into more direct contact with the average customer than any other job, are the least … Read more
You Don’t Need to Be Outrageous, Just Creative, With Your Benefits
Job seekers care about the benefits you offer. In fact, 4 out of 5 say that the benefits offered are the deciding factor in taking a new job, according to … Read more
Can an Employee Get Fired For Punching a Sexual Harasser?
By Eric B. Meyer Can you smack your sexual harasser, complain, and still claim retaliation? The plaintiff in this case (Speed v. Wes Health System) claimed … Read more
Why We Need to Put an End to the “War For Talent”
When resources are vital but scarce, our basic instincts lead us to provoke a conflict, to fight, and to go to war in order to claim it all for our own … Read more
Can Your Company Require an Employee to Buy Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act, large employers that don’t offer their full-time workers comprehensive, affordable health insurance face a fine. But some … Read more