By Eric B. Meyer Late last year, in this post, I highlighted the six issues that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prioritized in its … Read more
The 2 Critical Questions From San Diego’s Sexual Harassment Scandal
By Ashley Kaplan As the number of women accusing San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment reaches the double digits, public interest surrounding the … Read more
HR Tech Conference to Feature IBM’s Watson in Dialogue with Rudy Karsan
Just when you thought that longtime HR Technology conference Grand Poobah Bill Kutik couldn’t do any more to hype his final time as HR Tech co-chair, … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Costco Can Teach About Treating Employees Right
Know what I like about Costco, besides the prices? The employees ALWAYS seem to be perky and happy. Maybe that seems like a pretty low performance bar to … Read more
Hiring Managers Give 10 Epic Job Pitches, and 10 Huge Failures
By Eric B. Meyer When applying for a new job, you need more than just a resume to stand out from the crowd. But, go too far, and you crash, burn, and … Read more
The Future of Resumes: Would You Believe We’ll Use a Digital Backpack?
What do Mozilla, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Obama Administration all have in common? If you said, “This sounds like the set up for an unfunny … Read more
Best Companies to Work For Are Mostly Pretty Bad With Job Candidates
If God hadn’t promised Noah to never again flood the Earth again, most of America’s best companies to work for would be moving to higher ground about now. … Read more
Yes, It’s Easy For Employees to Be Considered Disabled Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer When the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act went into effect in 2009, it significantly lowered the bar for proving a … Read more
The Opposite of Engagement: Best Buy Shows How NOT to Handle Layoffs
Life hasn’t been easy for big box electronics retailer Best Buy the past few years. Best Buy used to be one of THE best places to buy all manner of … Read more
“Borgata Babes” Case: Judge Doesn’t Buy Weight Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer Sex sells. So, when 22 female cocktail servers at an Atlantic City casino pursued claims of discrimination based on their appearance, it … Read more