By John E. Thompson “Wage-hour lawsuits are booming,” trumpets one recent report after another, and this is certainly true. Yes, the risk of … Read more
Is Light Duty Mandatory to Prevent a Charge of Pregnancy Discrimination?
By Patricia F. Weisberg The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, which has jurisdiction over Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee, recently … Read more
Obamacare Rollout Is Fueling Huge Growth in Medical Jobs
Whatever you may think of the Affordable Care Act, it’s already creating new health care jobs, and increasing demand for nurse practitioners and physician … Read more
The EEOC’s New Workplace Approach: Sue First and Sort Out Later
You could say 2013 was a very good year for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Its enforcement collections for victims of workplace … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Another Reminder of the Importance of Flex Work Policies
The thinking that companies need to offer benefits to help recruit and keep employees seems to be one of those long-held beliefs that doesn’t hold … Read more
December Numbers Show Worst Job Growth in Two Years
The government’s estimates of December’s job growth, projected by most economists to come in at somewhat over 190,000, stunned analysts with the report of … Read more
Survey: 21% of Workers Say They Plan to Change Jobs This Year
Question: How can you tell that the long, sluggish post-recession recovery seems to finally be picking up speed? Answer: When a large number of employees … Read more
Study Finds That (Surprise!) Facebook Alone Isn’t a Good Hiring Barometer
Here’s a scenario for all you human resource professionals out there: Let’s just say that most job candidates made their Facebook profiles public. Let’s … Read more
Study Points Out the Terrible State of Most Mobile Recruiting Strategies
What do companies like McDonalds, Macy’s, Dow Chemical, General Motors, AT&T, and Walmart have in common? Well, aside from being some of the world’s … Read more
Yes, This Is The Week We Need to Recognize Cold Weather Workers
Remember when your Nana told you “Don’t go outside without a jacket on, you’ll catch your death?” Well, I’m here to tell you Nana was right. Winter Storm … Read more