By Michael J. Lotito Amid the usual litany of aspirational goals and objectives laid out during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama … Read more
What It Takes to Get Hired at One of the Best Places to Work
I discussed before how companies on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list are experiencing huge amounts of growth in headcount. That post focused … Read more
Send a Non-Compete Letter and You May Be Buying a Lawsuit
By Michael R. Greco When employers seek injunctive relief to enforce a restrictive covenant, nearly every judge begins the injunctive hearing with the same … Read more
Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of “Changing Clothes” Under FLSA
By Timothy J. Weatherholt This week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the time spent by employees donning and doffing (putting on and taking off) certain … Read more
President to Raise Minimum Wage to $10.10 For Some Federal Workers
President Obama plans to act unilaterally and bypass Congress with an executive order that would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for some federal … Read more
Report Finds That Private Sector Unionization Ticked Up Last Year
By Michael J. Lotito While the overall percentage of union membership in the U.S. workforce remained unchanged at 11.3 percent in 2013, there was a slight … Read more
Weekly Wrap: I’m Not Buying Into the Latest “No Bosses” Trend
I’m not buying the notion that you can run a successful business without bosses or job titles. My friend Ron Thomas mentioned this recently in a TLNT … Read more
SeaTac’s New Workplace Ordinance: Here’s Why It’s Hell For Employers
Second of two parts Yesterday, we told you about the City of SeaTac’s novel approach to minimum wage, sick and safe time regulations for employers. We … Read more
No Workplace Policy Can Prevent People Doing Something Really Stupid
By Eric B. Meyer On Martin Luther King Day, I performed community service with a few of my co-workers and my 4-year-old son. We went to a local center and … Read more
A Cutting-Edge Strategy: Developing Business Leaders as Talent Leaders
A new research brief by Aberdeen Group looking at Human Capital Management trends for 2014 highlights that talent acquisition — specifically the … Read more