Is the U.S. economy really improving? Some people want to think it is, but if you look at the early projections for 2015 salary increases and consider such … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Sweet Little Lies? Not When They’re in Your Resume
Raise your hand if you have never, ever fibbed on a resume. Slightly fudging your previous experience, education, and job credentials has always been a … Read more
When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go – But It May Not Be an ADA Disability
By Eric B. Meyer When you gotta go, you gotta go. In Sanders v. Judson Center, the plaintiff worked for a non-profit human service agency providing … Read more
New Obamacare Wrinkle: Some Employees Get Automatically Enrolled
Newly hired employees who don’t sign up for health insurance on the job could have it done for them under an Affordable Care Act provision that may take … Read more
Union Representation Applies to Referrals for Drug/Alcohol Tests
By Dale L. Deitchler The National Labor Relations Board in late July ruled that so-called “Weingarten rights” – the general right of a unionized employee … Read more
College Grads Are Engaged, But Here’s How to Engage Them Even More
We all know that a college education can almost double a person’s median income, but what can it tell us about how engaged that person will be while making … Read more
Inappropriate Facebook Posts Doom Employee’s Discrimination Claims
By Eric B. Meyer On the clock or off, when employees do dumb stuff on Facebook, it could cost them their jobs. And, apparently, their discrimination claims … Read more
San Francisco’s New Hiring Law: It’s “Ban the Box” on Steroids
Things aren’t getting any easier for employers in California. As I posted way back in February, San Francisco has banned the box. Effective next week, Aug. … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Our Gridlocked Government Impacts the Workplace
Managing a workforce is never easy, especially in the complex economy we face here in the early 21st century. A new survey from Littler Mendelson, the … Read more
Economy Adds Another 200,000 Jobs in July, Longest Streak Since ’97
The U.S. economy added more than 200,000 new jobs for the sixth consecutive month, a streak not seen since 1997. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Read more