Labor and Employment

Internal EEO Investigations Are Useful But Have Their Limitations

January 14, 2014

Internal investigations are essential for companies to protect themselves in court, as well as  to demonstrate to employees that policies […]

A Bad Idea That Won’t Go Way

January 13, 2014

How did it get so popular? What were they thinking? Why doesn’t it disappear?

Walmart Manager Fired For Chasing Thieves

January 9, 2014

A manager at a Florida Walmart was fired this week for  “violation of store policy,” after he followed out of […]

Stricter Worker Privacy Regulations Trending In 2014

January 9, 2014

New laws going into effect in 2014 suggest two major accelerating trends in workplace privacy: Legislators and enforcement agencies will […]

Europe’s Army Of The Unemployed

January 9, 2014

More than 26 million people are officially listed as unemployed in the Eurozone, which equates to an unemployment rate of […]

Resistance To The Anti-Disparagement Termination Deal

January 9, 2014

Many settlement agreements with fired employees contain clauses meant to prevent ex-workers from disparaging their former companies or bosses. But […]

Study: Workplace Wellness Programs Oversold

January 8, 2014

A Rand Corporation study of one company’s wellness programs found mixed results when it measured a purported benefit of such […]

Hot Stock: Attractive CEOs See Higher Assigned Share Values

January 7, 2014

A University of Wisconsin study found that a good-looking CEO has real and immediate benefits for a company: Attractive CEOs […]

NLRB Won’t Push Union Poster Rule

January 7, 2014

Businesses are claiming an important victory in a case many see as decisive in their effort to curtail burdensome workplace […]

Legal Pot In Colorado Doesn’t Inhibit Employer Drug Testing

January 7, 2014

Employers in pot-friendly Colorado may keep their drug policies and testing requirements, and they can still dismiss employees whose performance […]

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