Next week — noon EDT on Sunday September 9, to be exact — wraps up one of the most contentious and talked about elections for the SHRM Board of … Read more
Feds: Health Plans Can’t Discriminate Against Transgendered Employees
In a recent letter hailed by advocates in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, the Department of Health and Human Services … Read more
Court: ADA Doesn’t Require Indefinite Break From Essential Job Functions
By Eric B. Meyer Readers of this blog know (here, here, and here) that if a disabled employee requests an indefinite leave of absence from work, the … Read more
Can You “Fix” a Bad Manager? There Are Only 3 Choices for HR
If you’re interested in management, improving your management skills or the like, I strongly encourage you to add Wally Bock to your daily reading list. … Read more
Discretionary Effort: Is It Really the “Holy Grail” of Engagement?
A lot of my work lately has been focused in the area of employee engagement. In fact, I’m speaking at a number of conferences this fall, sharing my … Read more
Are You “Done?” You Need Some Fire to Fix Employee Discontentment
“I’m done.” Those words were uttered by Andy Roddick last month at the beginning of the U.S. Open. Tennis is unlike a lot of sports, where the coach or … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are Workers Less Productive Without Their Coffee Fix?
Think you just can’t make it through the morning — or whenever you start your day — without that first cup of coffee? You’re not … Read more
Pennsylvania Court Throws Out “Fluctuating Work Week” OT method
By Eric B. Meyer What is the fluctuating work week method of overtime compensation? Why is it no longer good in Pennsylvania? And why should you care? Lets … Read more
5 Tasks to Try on Labor Day (if You Happen to be Working Anyway)
Labor Day (next Monday, Sept. 3) is a national holiday for most of us working in the U.S. If you’re working on Labor Day anyway, here are five important … Read more
Some Surprising Insights Into the Working Life of Millennials
Millennial/Gen Y workers are a surprising group. They’re almost twice as likely as all workers to have majored in neuroscience or bioengineering, yet … Read more