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Litigation Value: $60,000 There was just too much going on last night on The Office. Two Episodes, multiple story lines, and several unlawful actions that could lead to big money damages against Dunder Mifflin -– and the new Michael Scott Paper Company. On the “Dream Team” episode, Michael and Pam set out to start the […]
An amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law that expands the definition of “victim” as it applies to domestic violence is set to take effect November 18.
Our blog seems to have focused quite a bit recently on stories from the world of sports, and given the number of professional athletes behaving badly lately, that comes as no surprise. So for this week, we’ll take a break from litigious punters, abusive running backs, and egotistical power forwards to focus on another area […]
More HR training for supervisors, less cost. That’s BLR’s special holiday season offer on our popular Audio Click ’n Train programs. Choose any 3 from 6 programs available and one of them is free. But you must order by Dec. 31, because when the holidays end, so does the opportunity! Yesterday’s Advisor detailed a highly […]
As employee confidence in the job market increases, people might be looking to move on to greener pastures. Glassdoor’s Q1 2016 Employment Confidence Survey shows that job market and job security confidence is very high. What could that mean for your talent pipeline?
By Bruce Grist Conventional wisdom suggests that because a nonsolicitation clause is more likely than a noncompete clause to be enforced by a Canadian court, why bother including a noncompete clause in an employment agreement? The British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Edward Jones v. Voldeng suggests that there is still value in including […]
By Catherine L. Moreton, JD, Managing Editor In Yesterday’s Advisor, we heard the first six items on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s list of 10 qualities that made Abraham Lincoln a great leader. Today, we’ll hear the final four.
In part one of this article series, HR Works sat down with RecruitCon 2018 speaker Elena Valentine to discuss creating engaging video job postings. Here is the remainder of that interview.
A pilfering employee of an assisted living facility resigned before she was caught. Can her new employer terminate her for something she did at her previous job?
An African-American railroad worker alleged that he was denied overtime and certain training due to race discrimination, and his employer denied the allegations. Read on to see what happened, how the court ruled, and the training takeaway for employers.