Spoiler Alert: Highest Paid Actress Complains About Gender Gap
It’s no secret Jennifer Lawrence has been complaining about pay equality in Hollywood, but is it a coincidence that she’s also the highest paid actress?
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Tennessee House passes guns-in-cars bill
Update: On March 14, 2013, Governor Bill Haslam signed SB 0142, which allows person with a valid handgun carry permit to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in the permit holder’s privately-owned motor vehicle in public or private parking areas under certain conditions. by Kara Shea and Sara Anne Quinn On Thursday, the […]
HR Strategy from Hell (on Wheels)
By Holly K. Jones, J.D. The AMC original series Hell on Wheels chronicles the construction of the nation’s First Transcontinental Railroad.
It’s, Like, Dishonest
Litigation Value: Dunder Mifflin faces potential FTC sanctions for Erin and Pete’s fake “like” marketing campaign on Facebook. “Customer Loyalty” aired back in January, and I highly recommend Kristin’s post questioning the validity of Dwight’s loyalty pledge. I might add that such a pledge is probably not necessary considering that most states recognize in some […]
Preparing for Employee Turnover
In a previous post, we discussed the challenges that come with employee turnover and that those challenges aren’t limited to top-level executives. At any level, employee turnover means losing someone with institutional knowledge, the potential to sidetrack or at least impede progress on ongoing projects, and forcing employers to spend months onboarding replacements.
The Promise of Augmented Reality for Training
Most of us have found that it’s easier to learn something you can see first-hand. Reading instructions from a manual is only so helpful. Adding a few images can make a big difference, and actually observing a task being performed first-hand is even better. Because of this, many organizations record their training events so those […]
Mental Health Conditions: New Guidance from the EEOC
By Joan Farrell, JD The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released an informal guidance for advising employees of their legal rights in the workplace with regard to depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health conditions. BLR® Senior Legal Editor Joan Farrell, JD, has what you need to know in today’s and tomorrow’s […]
It’s Amazing! Met Strikes Out with IRS, Will Have Deferred Compensation Auctioned Off
You’ve heard of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) auctioning off celebrity property, such as houses, cars, planes, and yachts, to pay off their tax debts. However, circumstances have resulted in the IRS auctioning off a baseball legend’s contractual rights to a 30-year-old deferred compensation contract to pay off his tax liens.
Lunch Breaks Can Give Employers Indigestion
By Michael P. Maslanka, JD The question of whether lunch breaks are compensable recently surfaced in a case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas). The court’s decision is instructive and provides a timely reminder that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is fraught with danger.
Screen Job Candidates with Text Messaging
Employees are the most significant investment an organization will make for its future. Recruiting the right people is an integral part of any business plan, but unfortunately, it is also a challenging and time-consuming task.