By Kim Kiel Thompson Does your company rely on H-1B workers to fill critical positions? Do you anticipate hiring foreign nationals in the upcoming months? … Read more
Whistleblower Claims? Get HR Involved Early, Labor Lawyer Says
HR needs to be involved in whistleblower investigations just as soon as a claim is received. And that’s probably most critical in smaller companies … Read more
When The Whistle Blows, Do You Know What You Need to Do?
With the potential for whistle-blowing employees to reap hundreds of thousands, even millions, in bounties for reporting securities violations, companies … Read more
Coping With a Social Media Policy in a Unionized Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer Do you have a unionized workforce? If you have a social-media policy, it should not expressly restrict employees’ rights to discuss … Read more
When I Learned Firsthand Why Americans Won’t Do Dirty Jobs
“You guard your hopes and you pocket your dreams. You’d trade it all to avoid an unpleasant scene.” –Billy Squier, “In the Dark” I was wet behind the ears. … Read more
6 Things You Must Know About Social Media and Your Workforce
By Eric B. Meyer Cisco just completed this study, which shows just how much social media, device freedom, and mobile work means to the next generation. … Read more
Post-Employment Acts Don’t Create a Hostile Work Environment
By Eric B. Meyer When Krysten Overly, a financial advisor at a bank, told her male boss that she was resigning, Overly claims that he grabbed … Read more
What If You Forget to Tell an Employee About FMLA Leave?
By Eric B. Meyer If you have 50 or more employees, you must abide by the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA affords up to 12 work weeks of leave in a … Read more
Employer Lessons From Penn State (Hint: Ignorance Is Not Bliss)
By Eric B. Meyer This Jerry Sandusky situation at Penn State is blood curdling. I won’t rehash the facts. But in case you’ve been living under … Read more
California Supreme Court Tackles “Unspoken” Workplace Break Rules
Get ready for another workforce trend brewing in California. According to the San Jose Mercury News, today “the California Supreme Court … is … Read more