August may have disappointed labor analysts with its unexpectedly low count of new jobs, but for recruiters, the evidence out of Washington and elsewhere … Read more
Court Gives EEOC’s Attack on Basic Severance Agreements a Big Setback
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit against CVS in which it claimed that drug store … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Skills Gap? What If Everyone Feels They Have Great Skills?
We hear a lot about job skills — mainly, how so many American workers don’t spend enough time developing them — and how the lack of … Read more
Top 10 Talent Trends That HR Pros Really Need to Know
CEB data show 10 trends that HR professionals should be aware of and four things to look out for in the next 12 months Despite 73 percent of HR … Read more
Senate Bill Seeks to Reform the National Labor Relations Board
So, earlier this week it was all about House Republicans introducing legislation to constrain the enforcement efforts of the EEOC. Now, it seems that some … Read more
Tech Insights: Measuring Collaboration Is an Important Role For HR
I bumped into an interesting gentleman at a recent HR analytics conference: Peter Smit. He’s not an HR guy but he did say something of interest, he said he … Read more
Software Flaw Lets Employers Offer Health Plans Without Hospital Benefits
A flaw in the federal calculator for certifying that insurance meets the health law’s toughest standard is leading dozens of large employers to offer plans … Read more
Weekly Wrap: 6 Critical Workforce Issues Companies Face
Better get ready for all that “seat at the table” talk again. Global enterprise software developer recently SAP partnered with Oxford … Read more
How Swift Response to Racial Slurs Defused a Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer You have an employee handbook, an anti-harassment policy, training, the whole nine yards. But sometimes, notwithstanding your best efforts … Read more
Does Your Organization Have a Domestic Violence Leave Policy?
Thanks to Ray Rice and TMZ, domestic violence is front and center once again. Everywhere you look, you’ll see footage of the video and someone giving their … Read more