I Won’t Need a Job—After the Lawsuit
We laugh at the old saw, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Unfortunately, it’s no laughing matter when untrained supervisors and managers try to show that they are going to be good bosses.
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Empathy, Compassion, and EI Wanted
Soft skills and emotional intelligence are required to succeed in many of today’s most in-demand positions, yet the focus when recruiting for these jobs is often elsewhere.
Performance Review Alternatives
Performance reviews are often dreaded by employers and employees alike. Managers put them off. Employees get frustrated. Holding only one major meeting about employee performance each year could even mean you’re missing out on valuable opportunities to help your employees perform better all year long.
Dave Ulrich: Teaching HR the Language of the C-Suite
BLR’s popular podcast, HR Works, recently featured an interview with Dave Ulrich, the man some call the “father of modern HR.” He and his colleagues have a new book out that can help HR leaders in a practical and research-based way. The book is Victory through Organization, Why the War for Talent is failing Your […]
Rethinking the Salary History Question
“How much are you currently earning?” It once seemed like an innocent enough question, and until recently was very common.
DOL seeking feedback on long-debated overtime rule
Employers will get the opportunity to offer feedback on changes to the regulation governing which workers are eligible for overtime pay after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publishes a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register on July 26. On July 25, the DOL announced it would publish the RFI and released a […]
Muppets, Lannisters, and wrongful termination—which one isn’t like the others?
by Mark I. Schickman Kermit the Frog has been fired! From his birth in 1955 until 1990, Kermit was performed by his creator, Jim Henson. Since 1990, veteran Muppet performer Steve Whitmire donned the green felt. During Whitmire’s tenure, Kermit appeared in over 20 movies, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was […]
Work-Study Twitter Experiment Goes Awry
Some teens spend their summer vacations hanging out with friends and playing video games, while others strive for success in the working world by taking on internships or doing work-study programs. For companies that are taking on young blood this summer, you may want to set up some guidelines in advance—before you hand over the […]
DOL Opinion Letters Rise from the Ashes
Opinion Letters written by federal Department of Labor (DOL) officials have served to explain a variety of legal principles and clarify fact-specific situations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) since the FLSA became law in 1938.
Research Indicates a More Level Playing Field for Gender-Dominated Jobs
Of the 785 occupations classified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, two thirds have a higher concentration of men employed. However, a new study from CareerBuilder shows a greater number of women are moving into roles that have traditionally been held by the opposite sex—and vice versa.