Remember that class action discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart — attorneys writing here at TLNT called it “the largest employment … Read more
Are Your Arbitration Agreements With Employees Really Enforceable?
By Eric B. Meyer Courts have blessed written agreements between employer and employee to submit federal discrimination claims to arbitration. Here is an … Read more
What HR Is Measuring: Employee Satisfaction and … Retention?
I always find studies and surveys that talk exclusively to HR people to be especially fascinating. I start scanning through the pretty graphs and data and … Read more
Survey: Companies Spend on Technology Instead of Training – or Talent
“Technology — rather than hiring — is on the minds of most executives of mid-market companies.” So says Mid-Market Perspectives: America‘s … Read more
Are We Short of Skilled Workers, or Is it Just a Training Problem?
There’s been a little debate going on in the comments here on TLNT about this post from a couple of days ago titled Starting Salaries to Rise Next … Read more
Does Walmart’s Benefits Reversal Signal the Future of Health Care Benefits?
Walmart reversed an earlier decision last week and announced it would no longer cover spouses or provide health benefits to future part-time employees. At … Read more
Starting Salaries to Rise Next Year as Talent Gets Harder to Find
Starting salaries for professionals in the U.S. and Canada will be going up next year as the hiring climate for experienced workers becomes more … Read more
Bad Behavior: 3 Lessons When Dealing With Workplace Harassment
By Eric B. Meyer To prove sexual harassment, a plaintiff must have been subjected to pervasive or severe behavior that would make the plaintiff (and a … Read more
Labor Department Wants to “Friend” the Unemployed on Facebook
The U.S. Department of Labor is looking to “friend” the unemployed, hoping they’ll “like” its new Facebook page enough to use … Read more
Court Says ADA Doesn’t Require Employers to Provide Indefinite Leave
By Eric B. Meyer Back in June, I discussed here how the EEOC was discussing the use of leave from work as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, the … Read more