Latest

What It’s Like to Be Sued By Your Employee

Jon Hyman

When you litigate, you’re losing. This is an odd statement for a litigator to make. But it’s true. When you litigate, the only people that “win” are the lawyers. It’s for this reason that I believe that every claim or…

Organizations Caring More About Caregiving Benefits

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Gail Hunt remembers what it was like to care for her aging mother who recently died. She knows the emotional, physical and mental stresses of being a caregiver and also has a keen perspective on caregiving benefits. As the president…

When Technology Meets Benefits

Andie Burjek

Whether employees love or detest the technology around them, there’s no getting around its continued influence on workplace policies. Considering that employee benefits at many organizations remains a paper-based, pencil-pushing operation, enormous opportunities for technological advancement — not to mention…

It’s Evident That Paid Family Leave Has Bipartisan Agreement

Andie Burjek

Between 2015 and 2017 there was a boom in the number of employers announcing paid family leave policies. Workforce writers have covered many angles regarding paid leave. Speaking from my own personal experience, I’ve enjoyed writing about the gender divide…

It’s No Holiday When It Comes to PTO Use

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Vacation time is always sweeter in the summer, but why do Americans not use all their time off? According to a study this year by Project Time Off, 662 million vacation days went unused — 4 million more days than…

Engagement, Apathy and Benefits Plans

Jennifer Benz

We all walk around with unbelievably powerful computers in our pockets. An incredible 77 percent of Americans across income levels have a smartphone, and that number will continue to grow. The data our phones collect helps to personalize the world…

The More Things Change … the NLRB and Weingarten Rights for Non-union Employees

Jon Hyman

Today, a joke. “How is the National Labor Relations Board like the weather?” “I don’t know, Jon, how?” “If you don’t like either, just wait and they’ll change.” [groan] Not my best material, I know. But, it does illustrate an…

Gig Economy Workers May See Benefits Relief

Andie Burjek

Two U.S. senators earlier this year introduced the first federal bill that addresses benefits and the on-demand workforce. …

The Next Nominee for Worst Employer of 2017 Is … the Pumping Preventer

Jon Hyman

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a six-figure verdict in favor of a Stephanie Hicks, a former narcotics task force investigator for the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, police department. She sued, and won, after her former employer refused to permit her…

Social Media Disclosure Is So 2008

Jon Hyman

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana It’s been eight long years since Bozeman, Montana, set the internet on fire by requiring that job applicants for municipal positions turn over passwords to their…

A Refresher on Pre-employment Medical Exams

Jon Hyman

Do you require medical exams of applicants before they start working for you? If so, do you know the rules that the ADA requires you follow? Last month, the EEOC settled a lawsuit it brought against a Florida staffing firm…

By the Numbers: Workplace Communications

Rick Bell

Each month Workforce looks at important stats in the human resources sector. Here's the topic we’re keeping an eye on for September 2017: workplace communications. Comment below or email editors@workforce.com. Follow Workforce on Twitter at @workforcenews.

Defining the Line Between Lawful (but Awful) Bullying and Unlawful Harassment

Jon Hyman

Consider the following allegations of sexual harassment levied by Pamela Daniels, a secretary in the Pike County (Ohio) Prosecutor’s Office, against her boss, County Prosecutor Charles Robert Junk. And then let’s answer the age-old question — lawful (but awful) bullying…

Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell host a bimonthly video series on business news and management practices.

5MM: Lowering the Minimum Wage

Rick Bell

In this week’s edition of 5 Minutes of Management, Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell discuss St. Louis lowering it's minimum wage. They also talk about CEO activism and the importance it has among different generations. For more…

Baring It All on Social Media and Hiring

Jon Hyman

I’ve never written about the time I stripped naked in front of my entire law school … until now. Well, here we go. It was 1997 and I was a 3L at Case Western Reserve School of Law, biding my…

YourForce: We're All Technology Companies Now

Mike Prokopeak

We are all technology companies now. Technology has taken over operations, marketing and sales at companies large and small. We’re also all tech workers. From back-end systems that manage production to the front end that customers see, technology is impossible…

Your 'About Us' Page Is About What?

Rick Bell

While reading a contributor’s story about technology and benefits, the author referred to a company I didn’t recognize. Given the thousands of companies occupying the vast space we call HR technology, that’s not unusual. I’ll usually add a short phrase…

Dads Are Parents, too — Baby Bonding and Sex Discrimination

Jon Hyman

Should new dads receive the same amount of time off from work to bond with their newly born child as do women? That is the question at the center of a lawsuit the EEOC recently filed against cosmetics giant Estée…

Is the Labor Department’s White-Collar Salary Test DOA?

Jon Hyman

Late last week, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Department of Labor’s attempt to raise the salary test for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar exemptions from $455 per week to $913 per week. The court held that…

Katrina Survivor on Harvey: Encourage a Sense of Normalcy in Your Workforce After a Disaster

Andie Burjek

Daria Drury moved into her newly constructed house in September 2013, eight years after Hurricane Katrina flooded and destroyed her old home in New Orleans. “I almost didn’t rebuild this house, but I felt like I needed emotional closure,” said…

What It’s Like to Be Sued By Your Employee

Organizations Caring More About Caregiving Benefits

When Technology Meets Benefits

It’s Evident That Paid Family Leave Has Bipartisan Agreement

Engagement, Apathy and Benefits Plans

The More Things Change … the NLRB and Weingarten Rights for Non-union Employees

Gig Economy Workers May See Benefits Relief

The Next Nominee for Worst Employer of 2017 Is … the Pumping Preventer

Social Media Disclosure Is So 2008

A Refresher on Pre-employment Medical Exams

By the Numbers: Workplace Communications

Defining the Line Between Lawful (but Awful) Bullying and Unlawful Harassment

5MM: Lowering the Minimum Wage

Baring It All on Social Media and Hiring

YourForce: We're All Technology Companies Now

Your 'About Us' Page Is About What?

Dads Are Parents, too — Baby Bonding and Sex Discrimination

Is the Labor Department’s White-Collar Salary Test DOA?

Katrina Survivor on Harvey: Encourage a Sense of Normalcy in Your Workforce After a Disaster

The Magazine

Articles

Articles

What It’s Like to Be Sued By Your Employee

Organizations Caring More About Caregiving Benefits

When Technology Meets Benefits

It’s Evident That Paid Family Leave Has Bipartisan Agreement

Video

Videos

5MM: Lowering the Minimum Wage

Modern Workspaces: Office Design Possibilities Open Up

5MM: How Self-Driving Cars Will Influence the Future Workforce

5MM: Googling Gender Diversity

5MM: You’ve Been Microchipped!

Login

Latest

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR EMAILS

Events

The Magazine

Research

Articles

Videos