Here’s what I like about whitepapers from IBM’s Smarter Workforce Institute: They are short in length and long on data and context. I appreciate that they … Read more
Open Enrollment Lesson: Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Coverage or Costs
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News During this fall’s open enrollment period, workers who get health insurance through their employers may not see … Read more
Another Appeals Court Criticizes the Labor Department’s 6-Factor Intern Test
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this Summer, I blogged here about a decision by the New York-based Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in which the appellate … Read more
The 3% Raise Dilemma, or Would You Jump Off a Skyscraper If Everyone Else Did?
OK, the title of this post is the NYC version of the age-old question, and the one I’m most familiar with you may have heard (or used): “If all … Read more
Something You Should Know: 65% of Your Workforce Is Looking For a New Job
Why are 65 percent of employees actively looking for a new job? That is not a typo. We asked our customers and our readers three (3) questions: Do you hate … Read more
Believe It or Not, There Are Pluses to Employees Playing on Smart Phones at Work
When employees use their smartphone at work to play a quick game, browse the web, or check on personal email, it improves their well-being, according to a … Read more
What Your Employees Want and Why You Really Should Care
Have you ever wondered, what goes on in your teammate’s or employee’s heads? If you have, you’ve smart. As Ian Hutchinson, author of People Glue has … Read more
New Push in Congress to Pass a Nationwide Ban the Box Law
By Eric B. Meyer Some states and cities have made it illegal to ask about criminal convictions on job applications. A new bill introduced last week in both … Read more
New ADP Branding Campaign About “Building Better … Happier Workplaces”
You may know that ADP has been around since forever (1949), that it has been in a much-talked-about rivalry with Zenefits, and that it’s handling payroll … Read more
Firing an Employee For Complaining on Facebook is Retaliation – and Stupid
By Eric B. Meyer Firing an employee for complaining on Facebook about discrimination = retaliation. And when the employer practically admits as much at a … Read more