You know it and I know it, so it is hardly worth stating again, but there are a lot of jerks in this world. This isn’t any great revelation. … Read more
Court: Anxiety Over Possibly Getting Fired Is a Disability Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer Let me tell you about a teacher in South Dakota. In 2010, she received a letter communicating concerns about her performance. Subsequent … Read more
What Top Companies Know: The 5 Basic Rules of Happy Employees
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday that some of you have requested. My … Read more
Man Fired For Skipping Work to Keep His Yankee Stadium Streak Alive
By Eric B. Meyer You’re probably thinking to yourself, “What kind of person cares that much about going to a baseball game that he would risk … Read more
How to Handle E-Verify During the Government Shutdown
By Suzanne M. Potter-Padilla The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday (Oct. 1) that E-Verify will be unavailable during the federal … Read more
Generation X — Has Our Day Finally Come?
Members of Gen X (those born between 1960 and 1980), have I got good news for you. I mean us. A study conducted by EY claims that Gen X (and not those dang … Read more
Supreme Court to Consider Tax Treatment of Severance Payments
By GJ Stillson MacDonnell The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether severance payments made to employees who are terminated are subject to … Read more
Bill Would Make Pennsylvania the Next Right-to-Work State
By Eric B. Meyer Before I get into the this new bill, let’s clear up a popular misconception: free right-to-work means that an employee can be fired … Read more
Background Checks? They’ll Be Hit by the Government Shutdown, Too
We’ve had a lot of questions over the past few days about whether employers that conduct background checks or background screening companies would be … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Less Than Half of Workers Get Regular Job Feedback
I’m said this before, but in my job, I get hit with a lot of surveys on a lot of different HR and talent management topics. Some are insightful and … Read more