Employers in California will now share liability with their labor contractors for complying with state labor and wage laws, including safety and workers’ … Read more
New Washington D.C. Law Goes Well Beyond Ban the Box
With over a year of debate and some last-minute amendments, the District of Columbia’s Council recently passed a ban-the-box law that includes its own … Read more
Growing Debate Over Employer Health Plans With No Hospital Benefits
Lance Shnider is confident Obamacare regulators knew exactly what they were doing when they created an online calculator that gives a green light to new … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Working All the Time From Everywhere? Just the New Normal
The new work life balance: We’re not working more, just differently I saw this today on Cindy Krischer Goodman‘s Work/Life Balancing Act blog, … Read more
EEOC Files Its First Ever Transgender Discrimination Lawsuits
By Eric B. Meyer Bending iPhone6‘s? Derek Jeter’s last home game in Yankee pinstripes? Attorney General Eric Holder to resign? Bah! The U.S. … Read more
When Misconduct at Home Turns Into Discipline at Work
By Jennifer B. Sandberg Domestic violence is wrong. So are many other actions such as driving while intoxicated, check fraud, soliciting for sex, speeding, … Read more
Congress Critical of EEOC’s Policy Towards Background Checks
Congress is showing signs of life in the constant fight for employers to conduct reasonable background checks. Representative Tim Walberg, R, Mich., … Read more
Demand For Recruiters Is Up, While Ads For HR Are Down
Demand for recruiters is rising as employers emboldened by improving economic signals in the U.S. and globally add new jobs, only to find it ever more … Read more
Big Issue For 2020 Workforce: Getting Workers, Management on Same Page
Oxford Economics and SAP recently released the report Workforce 2020: The Looming Talent Crisis aimed at understanding the opportunities and challenges of … Read more
HR in Manufacturing Forum: It’s About Finding, Keeping, Developing Talent
If you’re managing talent in the manufacturing space, you really need to join us in Fort Worth, Texas on Nov. 4-5. That’s because TLNT is … Read more