By Eric B. Meyer If you have 50 or more employees, you must abide by the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA affords up to 12 work weeks of leave in a … Read more
Employers More Positive About Hiring Veterans Than Vets Are Themselves
As America prepares to honor its military veterans, a new survey says recent and soon-to-be vets are concerned about finding a job and many feel unprepared … Read more
$50K to Stay With a Job For 5 Years? It Might Not Be As Crazy As It Sounds
Companies are always looking for the latest way to retain employees. How about a $50,000 bonus for employees after they’ve been with your … Read more
Employer Lessons From Penn State (Hint: Ignorance Is Not Bliss)
By Eric B. Meyer This Jerry Sandusky situation at Penn State is blood curdling. I won’t rehash the facts. But in case you’ve been living under … Read more
The 3 Kinds of HR Conference Presentations: Are Any Worth $50K?
I was traveling back from the HR Southwest conference this past week, and a conversation I had while there got me thinking of some of the better … Read more
California Supreme Court Tackles “Unspoken” Workplace Break Rules
Get ready for another workforce trend brewing in California. According to the San Jose Mercury News, today “the California Supreme Court … is … Read more
Survey: As Pay-For-Performance Goes Up, Forced Ranking Is Going Down
If you like cash money but not necessarily being forced ranked to get it, there’s some good news for you in the latest i4cp report on performance pay … Read more
Google+ Joins Facebook and LinkedIn, Launches Business Pages
Google+ went “Pages” this week, opening up its social network to brands and businesses, and others, the way Facebook and LinkedIn have. But one-upping … Read more
What Are the Latest Trends For Social Media and Litigation in the Workplace?
By Eric B. Meyer This week I plan to dedicate a few blog posts to highlighting some of the latest trends in social media and [fill in the blank]. Today, … Read more
Making Work More Meaningful: 3 Simple Things That Managers Can Do
With dismal news of widespread employee dissatisfaction and disengagement, and uncertainty in the American and global economies forcing CEOs/CFOs continued … Read more