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Workplace Distractions: The Subtle Thieves of Efficiency and Output

By Valeria Cardillo Piccolino, Leadership and Talent Development Advisor, CoachHub Aug 5, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Aug 5, 2024

The contemporary office is a minefield of mental bombardment—email alerts incessantly dinging, instant messages demanding immediate response, back-to-back meetings depleting focus, and water cooler banter punctuating every lull. Distractions lurk around every digital corner, making monotasking near impossible. This relentless onslaught of stimuli can quickly induce overstimulation. When deluged with excessive sensory input, the brain […]

Promos, but no privacy…

By Adam Klarfeld Apr 5, 2013 That's What She Said

Updated: Apr 5, 2013

Litigation Value: Unknown Last night’s episode of The Office gave the characters their first glimpse into their upcoming documentary. Surprisingly, this seems to be the first time any of them contemplated that the world (literally) will be able to see their personal and professional antics that have entertained all of us for the past 10 […]

8 Tech Hiring Trends You Need to Know in 2019

By John Reed, Executive VP, Robert Half Feb 20, 2019 Recruiting

Updated: Feb 20, 2019

The nation’s unemployment rate is at a near record low, with more open jobs than candidates to take them. And technology is a sector with some of the fewest people available for all the vacant positions. This tight job market is great for IT workers, but it is stressful for hiring managers struggling to keep […]

Picking Perfect Perks: Employers Getting Creative to Entice Workers

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Sep 19, 2024 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Sep 19, 2024

Attracting and retaining high-performing workers—always a challenge—has become a struggle for many employers, leading them to rethink the perks they offer. Some are happy to offer free snacks, others hope to lure people with the promise of generous time-off policies. Do some employees want to bring their pets to work, take time off to help […]

Quitting is for Quitters—and It Leads to Liability

By Lauren E.M. Russell, Attorney, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP Oct 5, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 5, 2018

In the last several months, we’ve seen continuing coverage of the #MeToo movement as well as the disclosure of new scandals, including the controversy that embroiled CBS News and its former CEO, Les Moonves. Of course, there is much yet to be learned, but discussions of whether CBS’s problems would be “solved” when Moonves stepped […]

Employee Benefits in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

By Juliana Reno, Lisa Tavares, Venable LLP Aug 27, 2025 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Aug 27, 2025

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). The Act provides employers with a variety of tools to enhance their employee benefit offerings. In this article, we will focus on the most intriguing opportunities for change by employers. Telehealth Is HSA-Safe Health savings accounts (HSAs) have […]

Disabled Workers: Employee Can Sue For Workplace Injuries Caused By Employer’s Failure To Accommodate

By Jennifer Carsen Jun 1, 2002 Uncategorized

Updated: Jun 1, 2002

Typically, workers’ compensation is the only remedy for an employee who is injured on-the-job. But a California Court of Appeal now says that if the injury stems from your not reasonably accommodating an employee’s disability, the employee can bypass workers’ comp and sue you for damages. Disabled Employee Injured At Work Marilyn Bagatti was an […]

Keeping Gen Z Engaged in the Workplace

By Logan Mallory, Motivosity Jun 24, 2024 Learning & Development

Updated: Jun 24, 2024

Ready or not, Generation Z’s digital-savvy, socially conscious professionals have entered the workforce. Ranging in age from 12 to 27, Gen Z makes up 30% of the world’s population and will make up just as much of the workforce by 2030. Today, over 17 million young and eager Gen Z workers are already claiming their […]

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3 Steps for HR to Get Recruiting Help from the C-Suite

By Kate McGovern Tornone Apr 4, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Whether you need executive buy-in for a new hire or you’re asking for a new recruiting tool, there are three steps to get what you need, according to the director of talent acquisition for Sodexo’s North America operations.