If you recruit in Italy, don’t check the social networks when you background a candidate. In Spain, you can monitor the time your workers spend on … Read more
Court Decision Makes it Easier to Enforce Non-Competes in Texas
By Michael R. Greco Continuing to chip away at one of its prior decisions, the Texas Supreme Court just made it a bit easier to enforce restrictive … Read more
Louisiana Immigration Law Creates New Protections, Penalties For Employers
By Tabatha George Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed into law a new bill requiring Louisiana employers to take additional steps to ensure that employees are … Read more
A Few Words With the Secretary of Labor at the Workforce Policy Summit
One gripe I have with our recent Secretaries of Labor — both Republican Elaine Chao and now Democrat Hilda Solis — is that they don’t get … Read more
Recent NLRB Rulings Complicate Employer-Worker Relations
By Marc Bloch Labor always has been a big supporter of the Democratic Party. Lately, with little to show for that support, it’s reflected in the fact … Read more
5 Things to Remember When Providing Employees FMLA Leave
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) affords eligible employees up to 12 work weeks of leave during any 12-month period for, among … Read more
Retaliation Overtakes Race as the Most Common EEOC Complaint
Complaints of retaliation have overtaken race as the most common EEOC allegation made by workers against their employer. And now that the U.S. Supreme … Read more
3 Ways to Avoid ADA Discrimination Issues During the Hiring Process
By Eric B. Meyer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Job candidate is told that any job offer is contingent upon passing a drug test. On D-Day, … Read more
Halogen Settles Lawsuit, Admits Trying to Scam SuccessFactors
Halogen and SuccessFactors have settled their lawsuit, with Halogen paying its competitor in the HR software business an undisclosed sum and admitting it … Read more
California Supreme Court Expands Reach Of State Overtime Laws
By John D. McLachlan Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that work performed in California by nonresident employees for California-based … Read more