The SHRM Members for Transparency group, in its latest update to members, has set their standard for what they feel will constitute success and progress … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Singing About Starbucks? It Could Get You Fired
Add this to the pantheon of dumb things to get fired for: a singing, job-disparaging rant posted on YouTube that your corporate overlords don’t find … Read more
Business Groups File Suit to Stop NLRB-Required Union Rights Poster
By Eric B. Meyer Readers of this blog know from this post that the National Labor Relations Board is forcing most private-sector employers to post this … Read more
Yes, We Really Do Need One, Single Definition of a Out-of-Pocket Limit
Here’s the conversation that I really hate: “So, you work with benefits?” “Yes, health care and retirement benefits primarily.” “So, you can explain to me … Read more
Is Wal-Mart the Toughest HR Gig on the Planet?
Let me give you a few things to ponder about Wal-Mart: 1 percent of Americans work at a Walmart store; $.36 = amount of profit per $10 spent at Wal-Mart; … Read more
What a Georgia Strip Club Can Teach Us About Independent Contractors
By Eric B. Meyer Meet Karenza Clincy. She, along with other “nude, female exotic dancers,” sued The Onyx, an Atlanta nightclub, for wage and … Read more
Austin in February? If So, Then You Must be Going to TLNT Transform
Last week, when I blogged here about why you (or your team) should enter the Most Effective Leadership Practices Competition, I casually mentioned that the … Read more
Mercer Survey: Health Care Increase in 2012 Likely to be Lowest in 15 Years
An increase is an increase, but when it comes to increases in health care costs, some increases are better than others. That’s why the early … Read more
Is There Really Such a Thing as a Hard-to-Fill Job?
I’ve hired a lot of people over the course of my career, so believe me when I tell you that some jobs are just flat out difficult if not impossible … Read more
Labor Department, IRS to Go After Misclassified Independent Contractors
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Labor Department announced this week that it has entered into a cooperative alliance with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service … Read more