On Tuesday, President Trump nominated labor attorney William J. Emanuel to fill one of two vacancies to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Last … Read more
DOL Reinstates Valuable Compliance Tool for Employers
On June 27th the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has reinstated the issuance of Opinion Letters by its Wage & Hour Division and … Read more
Why You Need an Employee Handbook and What It Should Cover
A staff handbook (also known as a Policies and Procedures Manual) is something every company, regardless of size, should have. It is especially useful at … Read more
Court Says You Can Fire A Worker You Believe Made Up A Discrimination Claim
It’s not just people who fabricate complaints of discrimination at work who can be fired, but those whom you believe fabricated discrimination claims. … Read more
Building New On-ramps for Returning Women
You know that guy who won’t let you in when you’re trying to merge onto the highway? Well, that’s corporate America for returning women. Three million … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It Pays to Hire Ex-Cons
Yet another sign of the robust demand for workers is that more US employers are hiring applicants with criminal records. At 4.3%, the unemployment rate is … Read more
DOL Pulls Back Policies on Worker Classification, Joint Employers
The Department of Labor this morning announced it was pulling back from two Obama-era policies regarding the classification of independent contractors and … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Here’s What to do When You Can’t Ask About Salary
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
A 12-Step Program For Retaining Your Diverse Workforce
Most firms have no idea that they have a revolving door that is bleeding diversity talent, because unexplainably, they don’t measure and report diversity … Read more
The OFCCP Paradox: Government Actions Create a New Diversity Hiring Fallacy
Over the past year, the Department of Labor has taken a newfound interest in the number of Asians working at tech companies in Silicon Valley. New … Read more