Human Resources has become the red-headed stepchild of the business world. It breaks my heart, but despite the fact that our role is to facilitate the … Read more
Minimizing FMLA Lawsuits (Hint: Don’t Fire After the FMLA Request)
By Eric B. Meyer In the world of human resources, “hire slow, fire fast” generally holds true to avoid just about any lawsuit. Unfortunately, … Read more
2012 Health Care Survey Lays Out 3 Ways For Employers to Rein In Costs
Aon Hewitt’s released their 2012 Health Care Survey and provided their findings and reactions to employers’ planned tactics to rein in costs. It lays out … Read more
Yahoo’s New CEO: Didn’t Marissa Mayer Have a Non-Compete?
By Michael R. Greco Yahoo recently named longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. Since the announcement, Twitter has been aflutter with … Read more
U.S. Olympic Uniform Flap: A Lesson In Remembering Your Audience
It was revealed this week that the U.S. Olympic team uniforms somehow missed the Made in the USA label. Instead, they were made in China and just about … Read more
Why Employees Lie to Get Off Work
Is it ever okay to lie to get vacation days you want? Of course, the obvious answer is, “No.” But giving the obvious answer and moving on is the lazy way … Read more
Five Questions About Yahoo’s New, Pregnant CEO
Well, now there’s a twist on the Yahoo-poaching-from-Google story: Marissa Mayer is having a baby. Kudos to Yahoo for hiring a pregnant woman to do the CEO … Read more
Why Even Great Compensation & Rewards Can’t Overcome a Bad Boss
Think that a generous, transparent, strategically aligned rewards package will “compensate” for the fact that you have lousy managers in key … Read more
Why Can’t We Find More Jobs For Our Returning Military Veterans?
One in three. Mercy me. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, one in three young military veterans were out of a job the last quarter of 2011. That … Read more
Still Don’t Have a Smartphone Policy? Join the Club – and Maybe the Lawsuit
Five years after the iPhone was introduced, companies are still struggling with how to handle after-hours usage by their employees. New research from SHRM, … Read more