It has been an interesting week as I have watched issues that I deal with on a daily basis become part of the mainstream news media. For those of you who … Read more
Supreme Court Says “Strong Basis” Needed In Disparate Impact Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court today gave employers some guidance today on the use of assessment tests, saying the results of these tests can not be ignored simply … Read more
Supreme Court Makes Age Discrimination Harder To Prove
When Jack Gross lost his title as claims administration vice president with FBL Financial Group Inc.’s Iowa Farm Bureau division he saw it as a … Read more
Supreme Court Firefighter Decision Could Alter Civil Rights Employment Law
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