Recruitment

Special Report on Background CheckingBurden of Proof

Employers will soon be asked to provide empirical evidence for screening and hiring pra...

Recruitment

Making a Case for Hiring Bars

Experts agree that the EEOC and the federal courts will soon require the evidence-based...

Legal

Ledbetter Fair-Pay Law Has Yet to Flood Courts

The year-old bias law has changed the rules, however, and some experts say litigation m...

Benefits

House Backs Repeal of Health Insurers Antitrust Exemption

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure Wednesday, February...

Legal

Making the Most of Government-Sponsored Training Initiatives

Commentary: States can help businesses upgrade the skills of their workforces through a...

Benefits

Mandatory Health Care a Bitter Pill for Massachusetts Low-Wage Workers

Massachusetts’ health insurance mandate has more workers getting coverage through their...

Benefits

Benefit a Burden for Home Health Care Aides

The high cost of complying with the state requirement that all individuals purchase hea...

Technology

10 Social Media Commandments for Employers

Employers must implement social networking policies, obtain employee consent for monito...