Proposed State-Sponsored Visas Affirm a Skills-Based Approach to Immigration
A new immigration reform proposal before Congress would create a pilot program for states to opt in and sponsor...
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Lean and Six Sigma in Talent Acquisition
Organizations can reap big benefits from streamlining their talent acquisition processes. Top candidates are hard to come by in...
Quebec: Considerations When Conducting Surreptitious Video Surveillance
In a recently litigated case, a court upheld an employer’s video surveillance of a worker suspected of lying about...
Kickstarter Employees Unionize in Historic Move for Tech Industry
Employees at Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform based in Brooklyn, made history Tuesday when it voted to unionize, becoming one...
Calif High Court to Review Meal and Rest Period Premium Calculation Case
Employers must pay a wage premium if they fail to provide a legally compliant meal period or rest break...
Judge Explains Her Decision to Block California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitration
California employers breathed a bit easier when a federal judge indefinitely paused a law aimed at preventing employers from...
Preparing for Waves of Retiring Employees
Use caution when asking aging workers about their plans but analyze workforce and benefit data to project when Baby...
NDAs: Boon or Bane?
When I litigated employment law claims, nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), which often included nondisparagement clauses, were standard settlement fare. As...
The Battle of the Satellite Offices
When teams work in different cities–one at headquarters, one remote–lots of misunderstandings bubble up. The San Francisco team thinks...
Maryland Enacts Statewide ‘Ban-the-Box’ Law
Certain Maryland employers will soon be banned from asking about an applicant’s criminal history before the first in-person interview...
Pipe Welders’ Employee Status and Overtime Claim Upheld
Two pipe welders classified as independent contractors by an oil treatment and storage facility company were, in fact, employees...
Internal Audit Used to Demonstrate FLSA Misclassifications
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals permitted employees to introduce evidence relating to their employer’s internal audit to...
Poll: Recognition That Works
In your experience as a manager, how have your efforts to recognize and reward your workers been received? Take...
Get the Job by Turning Problems to Your Advantage
When you’re interviewing for a job, have you ever wondered what the hiring manager is thinking? Probably of the...
Should Employers Let Workers Text that They’re Off for FMLA?
Employees, especially younger workers, often prefer texting and e-mailing to using the phone. So should employers let them text...
Researchers Say New Study Method Catches Resume Bias
In previous studies, researchers typically sent employers fake resumes and drew conclusions based on how the employers reacted to...
What California’s Latest Bag Check Case Means for You
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held that the time spent by employees waiting for and undergoing...
How Income-Advance Loans Help Financially Stressed Employees
Income-advance loans help employees who need assistance the most. At a trio of innovative employers in Burlington, Vt., the...
Keep Clear of These Common Overtime Errors
Many employers misunderstand overtime requirements, which can be costly as the price of noncompliance is high. Train managers, particularly...
She’s Smart—But She’s Not Emotionally Intelligent
How can you help a new manager acquire the emotional intelligence skills—patience, empathy and understanding—that don’t come naturally to...