Sometime this month, perhaps even today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for employers. So much … Read more
An Outsider’s Guide to Recruiting in the UK, Legally
Are you hiring in the UK? Here’s what you absolutely must know about discrimination law. Read more
Employee Free Choice Act: Who Wins, Who Loses
The first casualty when war comes is truth. – Sen. Hiram Johnson (R., CA), 1918 The looming passage of the Employee Free Choice Act has the business … Read more
Keep the Secret Ballots
Bush is out the door and Obama is here — but what does this new administration mean for the workplace? There’s the obvious. Many are looking to … Read more
Add ‘Review Background Screening’ To Your List of Resolutions
How are you doing with those New Year’s resolutions? We mean the work ones, not those “lose-weight-eat-healthy-get-more-exercise” ones. … Read more
ADA Changes For 2009 Broaden Definition of Disability
Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act that take effect New Year’s Day will broaden the scope of those covered and expand the very definition … Read more
Weekly Update: Colors, Non-Compete Clauses, and Internal Recruiting
This week: Non-compete clauses “Color tests” Internal recruiting Resume search/software tool Working from home Job board debate Read more
New York Complaint Says ‘The Garden’ Discriminated In Background Check
The hiring practices of one of the most famous entertainment venues in the world have been called discriminatory as the result of a background criminal … Read more
Three Questions About Your Online Recruiting
Mickey Silberman, the ubiquitous Jackson Lewis attorney with a gift for gab and an encyclopedic knowledge of the U.S. government’s online recruiting … Read more
The Gathering Storm: Immigration Policy for Skilled Workers Needs a Major Overhaul
There is a major shortage of talent. Critically needed foreign workers cannot make their way here because temporary work visas are snapped up on the first … Read more