By Eric B. Meyer Room on the bandwagon for one more? Citing no empirical evidence confirming a “practice” of employers requesting social-media … Read more
Court Decisions Threaten a Year of Debated NLRB Rulings
By Marc Bloch The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit invalidating President Obama’s January 2012 recess appointment to the … Read more
Yahoo’s New No Telecommuting Rule: Could It Be Unlawful Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend Kara Swisher on AllThingsD.com reported that Yahoo, under its new leadership, will implement a no-telecommuting rule, … Read more
When the Client’s PSA Wants Liability Insurance, Just Say NO!
Dear Jeff: I am a regular reader of the Fordyce Letter and especially enjoy your Jeff’s On Call! column. Your information is very interesting and … Read more
What Are Workplace “Clothes”? The Supreme Court Will Let Us Know
By Eric B. Meyer Supreme Court to determine what “clothes” are under the FLSA. With a title like that, this post could only arouse the interest … Read more
What Employers Need to Know About New 563-Page Health Privacy Rule
As discussed in our last webinar, in late January the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its much-anticipated 563-page final omnibus … Read more
From Red Flags in Employee Handbooks to Django Unchained
Editor’s Note: With the Academy Awards drawing near, TLNT again asked some prominent thought leaders to write about their favorite movie from this … Read more
Office Romance Can Lead to the Altar or to HR
Love is all around us today. And not just in the hearts and cupids and balloons that decorate countless offices. CareerBuilder says there’s a pretty … Read more
Ban Job Descriptions and Hire Better People
For the past 30 years I’ve been on a kick to ban traditional skills- and experience-based job descriptions. The prime reason: they’re anti-talent and … Read more
Here’s What Concerns HR and Talent Managers the Most
Editor’s Note: We feature posts from Mark Toth, chief legal officer for Manpower North America, here on TLNT. He recently asked readers to his … Read more