By Eric B. Meyer A federal court has bounced a woman’s sexual harassment claims against her former employer because the court believed that the woman … Read more
Why HR Needs to Stay on Top of Increasingly Changing Legal Issues
By Mark S. Floyd In the past, the HR department simply provided operational support and performed back-office personnel tasks in most workplaces. Today’s … Read more
California Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Still Legal After All?
By Michael R. Greco In an eye opening decision, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted a temporary … Read more
OSHA Wants to Encourage More Employees to Become Whistleblowers
By Eric B. Meyer In an announcement yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that it is … Read more
NLRB: OK to Fire for ‘Mere Griping’ About Employers on Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board is softening its position on employers who fire employees for rants on Facebook. Employees who merely … Read more
Connecticut, Maryland Act to Restrict Employers’ Use Of Credit Reports
By Christopher Mills and Gregg Salka Two more states – Connecticut and Maryland – have joined Illinois, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, and several cities, … Read more
Unemployed Discrimination? Big Media Wakes Up, Discovers the Story
If you read TLNT, you surely are well familiar with this: discrimination against unemployed workers is a hot topic that has been around for the better part … Read more
When Hiring, Just Because You Can Ask It Doesn’t Mean You Should
By Eric B. Meyer I received a comment to yesterday’s post about 29 questions you should never ask a candidate in a job interview. Laurie Ruettimann, … Read more
29 Questions You Should Never Ask a Candidate in a Job Interview
By Eric B. Meyer HBO Go may just be the best app ever. Over the past two weeks, I’ve gotten current on Entourage and Game of Thrones, and begun … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Background Checks and the Social Media Job Hurdle
Here’s one thing about social media that too many people don’t seem to understand: the more public and open you are in the social media world, … Read more