The Definitive Buyer’s Guide to The Global Market for Learning Management Solutions 2013

Innovation, employee engagement, and alignment with business priorities are primary concerns for most organizations. The challenge is delivering. At the heart of this discussion is how to best apply modern...
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BWM, Dollar Store Violated Title VII Through Use of Criminal Background Checks, EEOC Alleges

Nothing can be quite so devastating to an unemployed person to be denied an interview. According to separate lawsuits filed yesterday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, two major employers...
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France Allows Same-Sex Marriages

by Lionel Lesur and Lisa A. Linsky   On April 23, 2013, the French Parliament gave final approval to a bill allowing same-sex couples to get married and adopt children.  This makes France the...
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Work is Changing. Are You Ready to Reimagine Work?

Today's workforce finds itself in an interesting bind: At a time when so many new consumer and business-technology innovations have sprung up in recent years, the most demographically diverse group...
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Attending iRecruit Expo Amsterdam? Peter Gold Gives You His Take

The two-day agenda for iRecruit in Amsterdam is packed full of great content. I’ve been through the different sessions and picked out the ones I want to attend and will need to somehow be in three...
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Tennessee AG: Gun Carrying Law Doesn’t Alter Right to Discharge Employee at Will

A state law that allows employees to bring weapons onto company property has no impact on the state’s employment-at-will doctrine, Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper said in a legal opinion...
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High Court: Arbitrator Has Last Word on Class Arbitration

An arbitrator’s decision that claims are appropriate for classwide arbitration must not be disturbed so long as the arbitrator “arguably interpreted” the parties’ contract, the...
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When emotions boil over in the workplace: Two ends of the spectrum

Emotions can run high in today’s workplace. And those intense feelings carry some serious consequences.   Take, for instance, the saga of Duane Thomas Marine Construction in Marco Island, FL. Howard...
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Wage and Hour Settlement Nets $300,000 For Fort Belvoir Janitors

Finally, a federal contractor is being held to account for the inadequate wages it pays to its low-wage workforce. It’s a problem in many government facilities, and considering that contractors receive...
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Pre-Hire Background Checks — Nuisance or Necessity?

At Chief Executive Boards International we recommend hiring "by the numbers".  That includes, among other things:      Behavioral Interviewing - make sure the potential...
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