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Congress Responds to Supreme Court Rulings

The recent Supreme Court decisions eliminating Chevron deference and granting presidents all-but blanket immunity have prompted responses from Congress, both to support and invalidate the rulings. No Kings Act In response to the High Court’s presidential immunity ruling, over 30 Democratic Senators joined Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and introduced a bill that would overturn […]

5 Aspects of Climate Quitting Every Business Needs to Know

Employees are leaving companies that don’t align with their environment, social, and governance (ESG) standards. Quitting because of employers’ inaction or misaligned commitments is growing in popularity, hence the term “climate quitting.” Although it may seem counterproductive to resign from a job, it’s a way people set boundaries and stand up for going green. Here’s […]

Lessons about Leadership, Teamwork, and Alignment from the Seattle Seahawks

By Lynda Silsbee, Performance Dimensions Group After making back-to-back trips to the Super Bowl the past few years (and winning it once), the 2-time defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks fell just short of an epic comeback against the Carolina Panthers in this year’s NFL playoffs. Without question, Seattle has emerged as one of the elite […]

ADAAA Effective Today—Steps Employers Should Take

In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented the first 6 “Rules of Construction” for ADAAA compliance. Today, the rest of the rules, steps to take, and an introduction to BLR’s CD-based collection of job descriptions, SmartJobs. [Go here for Rules of Construction 1 to 6.] Rule 7. An impairment that is episodic or in remission is a […]

How to Sell Your L&D Programs to the C-Suite (Part 2)

[The first part of this article appeared in the previous issue.] Show the C-Suite the Money and Benefits of the L&D Programs in Those Terms At the end of the day, members of the C-suite want to make sure your learning and development (L&D) programs make sense financially for your organization. They will weigh the […]

Biased bias: when protected classifications intersect

by Connor Beatty If your company regularly interviews and hires qualified female applicants for all available positions, you may think the company is in a strong position to defend against gender discrimination lawsuits filed by rejected applicants. Similarly, if your company refrains from asking applicants about their age and interviews and hires applicants who happen […]