Editor’s note: This is the final Weekly Wrap of 2013. We’ll return in January 2014 with more weekly HR news and trends. It’s a question I hear people … Read more
5 New Year’s Resolutions Every HR Manager Should Make
By Mark J. Neuberger As we approach the start of a New Year, many people will make New Year’s resolutions and promise themselves to do better in 2014. In … Read more
Bill Banning Credit Checks on Job Applicants Reintroduced in Senate
By Eric B. Meyer Second verse, same as the first. Back in March, I reported here that a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the … Read more
Telling An Employee They Need to Lose Weight is NOT Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s talk (alleged) big butts and discrimination. In Luster-Malone v. Cook County, Ms. Luster-Malone, a hospital employee, alleged … Read more
‘Tis the Season For Many Things — Including Religious Discrimination
By Carmon M. Harvey Here we are again. The dreidel has been made, dried, and played. The city sidewalks are busy and dressed in holiday style. It’s time … Read more
OSHA Launches New Online Whistleblower System For Employees
OSHA — the Occupational Safety & Health Administration — has launched a new online tool to make it easier for whistleblowers to file … Read more
How to Have the Best, Litigation-Free Office Holiday Party Ever
By Chastity C. Bruno It is that time of year again – the holiday season. Employers are gearing up to have their office holiday parties. Many employees wait … Read more
By the Numbers: How to Handle Employees Caught Sleeping on the Job
By Carolyn A. Pellegrini This picture was recently circulated to among the bloggers with a challenge: turn this picture into a blog entry. After dispelling … Read more
Bill Would Eliminate State Tax Filing For Under 30 Day Workers
With no less than 41 different state income tax reporting requirements, employer groups and trade associations have been giving their support to two bills … Read more
NLRB Drops Appeal, Opening Door to Re-Issue Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board voluntarily dismissed its appeal in Chamber Of Commerce v. NLRB, the case in which the … Read more