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
Senate Grills Former Recess Appointment Renominated to NLRB
By Michael J. Lotito A day after the U.S. Senate returned from its summer recess, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a … Read more
Premiums For Job-Based Health Insurance Rose 3% This Year
Premiums for job-based insurance rose modestly for the third consecutive year, reflecting slowed spending, even as key elements of the federal health care … Read more
Number of Positive Drug Tests For Workers Up For First Time Since 2003
After a decade of slowly declining workplace drug test results, Quest Diagnostics, which describes itself as “the world’s leading provider of … Read more
Survey Shows How Much Millennials Continue to Defy Expectations
Approximately 80 million Millennials live in the U.S today. In my last post on talent acquisition trends, I touched on the fact that this group is the … Read more
Court: ADA Requires Accommodating Employees With Angry Outbursts
By Eric B. Meyer The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers provide reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities when doing so … Read more
August Job Growth Is the Slowest So Far This Year
Editor’s note: The Weekly Wrap is taking one more week of vacation. It will return next week. Even taking into account the usual summer hiring … Read more
5 Talent Acquisition Trends You Really Need to Watch
Ultimate Software (They’re No. 20 on this year’s Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for list) just released a whitepaper that looks at Top 5 Talent … Read more