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Not All Wine and Roses in the Workplace
Beth Zoller February 13, 2013
With Valentine’s Day approaching, many couples around the globe will celebrate with wine and roses. However, it seems as if each month there is a new story in the headlines about relationships in the workplace gone sour.
Last month,… continue
How the Te’o Hoax Has Relevance to HR
David Weisenfeld February 8, 2013
Notre Dame football captain Manti Te’o had many shedding tears last fall when he told a live NBC television audience about his girlfriend’s death from leukemia and its impact on him. Some credited the story with helping inspire the team’s… continue
Four Reasons HR Can Expect FLSA Lawsuits to Keep Coming
Michael Cardman February 6, 2013
Why does the number of lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) keep rising every year?
Some oft-repeated answers include:
The bad economy led to layoffs, which in turn led to disgruntled workers filing more lawsuits;
The FLSA’s… continue
Newtown Tragedy Reminds HR of Duty to Keep Employees Safe from Harm
Beth Zoller January 31, 2013
More than a month has passed since the horrific massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. Ordinary teachers and precious young children who were going about their day like any other were gunned down in the worst elementary school shooting this country has… continue

The Next Day: A Post-Apocalyptic HR Manifesto
Michael Jacobson January 15, 2013
For those faithful believers of the Mayan apocalyptic prophesy, the arrival of 2013 might seem a bit…anticlimactic. The world didn’t end despite their passionate insistence it would. Whoops.
But for those of us who were rooting against a giant rogue… continue

Down the Shore Everything WILL be All Right
Melissa Burdorf December 19, 2012
As a born and raised jersey girl when I first saw the devastation of Hurricane Sandy I could barely breathe. I immediately felt a need to get in my car and take that parkway south drive to the jersey shore… continue

Employers and DACA: Day DREAMing
Marta Moakley December 12, 2012
Immigration reform efforts continue to make news in the US, but implementation challenges regarding a recent administrative order could turn dreams of an inclusive workplace into nightmares for both employees and employers.
The State of US Immigration Reform in 2012… continue

The Strange Case of HR and the Electronically Stored Information: Part Three – HR Guidance
Michael Jacobson December 3, 2012
In Part One of this series, we discussed electronically stored information (ESI), the changing technological landscape, new discovery rules encompassing all ESI and what that means for HR in general terms.
In Part Two of this series, we reviewed two… continue

The Strange Case of HR and the Electronically Stored Information: Part Two – Case Studies
Michael Jacobson November 26, 2012
In Part One of this series, we discussed electronically stored information (ESI), the changing technological landscape, new discovery rules encompassing all ESI and what that means for HR in general terms.
In this segment, we’ll review two cases where ESI… continue

The Strange Case of HR and the Electronically Stored Information
Michael Jacobson November 20, 2012
Why is it so important that HR take electronically stored information (ESI) seriously? Elementary, my dear HR professional.… continue
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