Tag: employment

July 27, 2020

As protests to end systemic racism spread across the United States and now the globe, many companies are being asked to not only say the words “Black Lives Matter” but also follow up on those words with meaningful action. Myriad […]

June 10, 2020

Technology can be seen as both a blessing and a curse. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, businesses and organizations were quick to implement work-from-home technologies to keep workers on the job and working safely. As the “new normal” of remote […]

May 4, 2020

In times of economic uncertainty and crisis such as this, employers often take the extreme cost-savings measure of reducing their workforce through layoffs or furlough. Layoffs are a severe step that triggers several administrative burdens associated with terminating and rehiring […]

March 25, 2020

Most employers perform some type of background screening as a condition of employment after someone has accepted a job offer. Let’s take a look at some of the most common types of background checks employers conduct: Reference check. This type […]

March 19, 2020

I like watching baseball. Few things in life beat going to a weekday day game during the summer at Oracle Park (or even the Oakland Coliseum). Yet sadly, due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak, Major League Baseball has canceled the remainder […]

December 30, 2019

Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibit discrimination based on gender identity (as part of its prohibition on gender discrimination)? The EEOC has said yes, it does. “Federal law on the subject arises out of agency and court […]

August 28, 2019

Checking references is typically seen as something we do as a matter of course as part of the hiring process. Some employers do so before making a final offer, while many make an offer and make it contingent upon the […]

June 7, 2018

No one wants to feel fooled. No one wants to feel as though he or she was taken advantage of. If candidates make it through the recruitment process with false pretenses, it can feel like you’ve been duped. Worse, if […]

February 20, 2018

Many moons ago, when I was a recruiter for a software company, I brought an applicant in that was highly regarded. In the interview process, he told us a story of why he was no longer with the very well-known […]

January 26, 2018

An employee discipline policy helps address misconduct that takes place during work hours — but what about activities that occur outside of work? Can you legally terminate an employee based on conduct that takes place outside the workplace? The short […]

January 4, 2017

The private sector added 216,000 jobs in November, according to the ADP Research Institute® National Employment Report (NER). While economists had anticipated strong hiring in November, the figures surpassed industry predictions and 12-month averages. This may be because employers are […]

June 27, 2016

The trend away from traditional full-time employment represents a massive shift in the workplace with profound implications, said Ravin Jesuthasan, managing director and global practice leader at Willis Towers Watson, speaking at the June 2016 Total Rewards Conference in San […]

March 11, 2016

U.S. employers announced 18 percent fewer layoffs in February 2016 after January’s six-month high, according to the monthly job cuts report by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The Chicago-based firm reported that employers downsized 61,599 jobs during the […]

March 7, 2016

The U.S. unemployment rate of 4.9 percent in January 2016—a level not seen in nearly eight years—has spawned a discussion in the media and among economists on whether we are getting closer to “full employment.” Loosely defined, full employment is […]

February 23, 2016

Just a few decades ago one could very easily land a great job right out of college. College degrees helped people stand out from their peers. Having that formal education really meant something. A college degree was affirmation that a person […]

February 22, 2016

This year, National Engineers Week runs February 21-27, 2016. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projection Tool, jobs with engineer-affiliated titles are projected to grow 6.5 percent overall between 2014 and 2024. For organizations who employ engineers in […]