Legal
Big Lots Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit with EEOC for $155,000The settlement resolves a 2011 lawsuit filed against a Big Lots store in Fort Smith, Ar...
HR Administration
When Is Confidential Medical Information Not Confidential?While this case is a great holding for employers, businesses should still tread careful...
HR Administration
Future Workforce Predictions: Teams, Brain Scans and Externships at WorkTo celebrate Workforce’s 90th anniversary, we have been running a series of articles lo...
Staffing Management
400 Laid Off at Ellis Island, Statue of LibertyDamage from Hurricane Sandy has forced the popular tourist attractions to close. Repair...
Legal
Another Reason Not to Ban Social Media on Company Time (Hint: It’s the NLRB)A slacking employee will not become a star performer just because you limit his or her ...
Workplace Culture
If You Put Up With Bullies in Your Workplace, Stop (Before Someone Else Makes You)The reality is that if your company does not take this issue seriously, state legislato...
Benefits
Hostess Brands to Terminate Pension Plan as Part of LiquidationHostess suspended payments to the 42 multiemployer pension plans to which it contribute...
HR Administration
Costly Degrees in HR Could Be Wise Choice vs. CertificationA certificate isn’t enough in today’s business climate, in which expectations of human ...