By Eric B. Meyer The New Jersey Supreme Court just fashioned a test to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor for purposes … Read more
Employers Feeling Pressure to Pay More to Workers With Special Skills
Across the U.S., employers and the agencies that help them fill jobs are feeling increasing pressure to raise pay for workers with special skills. Although … Read more
5 Big Changes Coming to Human Capital Management
The way we do work is always changing. As new technology continually makes us more efficient, and evolving collaboration strategies have a noticeable … Read more
Closing the Skills Gap: Is Free Community College Really the Answer?
Last week at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, President Obama spoke about America’s College Promise, a program that if … Read more
President Calls For Paid Sick Leave For All American Workers
By Eric B. Meyer In an announcement made late Wednesday on LinkedIn, Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, posted that President Obama … Read more
Court OKs Firing of Public Employee Who Criticized Boss on Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer You know all that stuff you read on the Internet about employees who can badmouth their boss on the Internet, all in the name of free … Read more
2015 HR Trends: More Tech Adoption and a Greater Focus on Talent
Global economic growth and the resounding need to engage employees in all parts of the globe dominated HR headlines in 2014. But as one year closes and … Read more
Is Transexual Discrimination Legal? One Company Says That It Is
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, I joined a Facebook thread discussing a recent federal court complaint filed in Texas by a former Saks employee, Leyth … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Expecting a Solid Raise in 2015? Don’t Hold Your Breath
For five years now, I have been writing stories based on consultants and analysts projections of what kind of raises businesses are planning to give … Read more
Recruiting in 2015: Better Get Ready to Start Dating
When I was asked recently for my thoughts on what 2015 will bring for talent acquisition, I responded with — dating. Partly, I just couldn’t get … Read more