How Much Time Do You Devote to People Paperwork?
When it comes to hiring, are you devoting more time to paperwork than you are engaging with the candidate?
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Workplace Trends to Watch in 2017
Maternity leave is so 2015. Like resolutions, trend forecasting has become a rite of passage around the arrival of each New Year. Through safe bets and bold predictions, we look ahead to what the year will hold. Over time, these trends cease to be trends—they become entrenched in our workplaces, and they mature.
5 Ways Companies Can Support Mental Health, Beginning with Empathy
With much of the workforce still working from home, personal demands continue to spill into work demands and vice versa. Combined with raising children and maintaining relationships in a COVID world, it is easy to understand why self-reported mental health symptoms such as anxiety and depression have nearly doubled since before the pandemic. These mounting […]
Can She Bring Those Dragons Anywhere?
Would a bring-your-dragon-to-work day ever fly? The ADA weighs in. Warning: Contains Game of Thrones spoilers
How to Keep Older Workers Engaged on the Job
There are a lot of factors at play keeping employees in the workforce longer than before. For example, for many years, pensions have been on the decline (only a small minority of employers offer them now—meaning employees have more responsibility to save for their own retirement and may need to stay working longer in order […]
Preventing Whistleblowers in the Workplace: EEOC Expands the Rights of Whistleblowers
by Kara M. Maciel, Esq. and Dan Deacon, Esq., Conn Maciel Carey Now more than ever, employers are at an increased risk of facing a retaliation complaint as regulatory rule changes and expansive federal laws make asserting these claims much easier for employees to prevail.
#MeToo, #TimesUp, and #BlackLivesMatter Not Being Discussed at Work
A recent survey from Fierce Conversations, a training company that teaches organizations how to have effective conversations, revealed key insight into the potential impact recent political and social events have had on the workplace—from who is being invited to the conversation to increased feelings of self-empowerment. Over 1,000 full- and part-time employees in the United […]
Can Individual Managers Be Held Liable for Wrongful Discharge? The Answer May Surprise You
By Jonathan Mook Virtually all states recognize a common law tort claim of wrongful discharge in violation of a state’s established public policy. In most instances, a lawsuit alleging such a claim is brought solely against the plaintiff’s former employer. But may a suit be brought not only against the employer, but also against the […]
HR—The Toughest Job (Laszlo Bock)
“[HR] You have the hardest job in business,” says Laszlo Bock, former SVP of People Operations at Google.
How to Effectively Measure Remote Worker Productivity
One of the most fundamental changes ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic has been more economic than medical: the shift from in-office to remote work for millions of Americans.