70% of hiring managers report rejecting candidates following internet searches
According to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, 70% of U.S. hiring managers reject candidates based on information located online, whil...
Whose opinion counts for determining “incapacity” under the FMLA?
By Jon Hyman
The FMLA defines serious health condition as “an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves … continuing tre...
Do you know? 12% of employees knowingly violate IT policies
By Jon Hyman
According to a recent survey conducted by IT security company Fiberlink (H/T Workplace Diva ), 12% of employees admit to knowingly violatin...
Beware these types of problem employees
By Jon Hyman
Today is the Ides of March. For Julius Caesar, it meant a knife in the back from his best friend. Yet, Caesar had been warned to beware the ...
WIRTW #118
By Jon Hyman
The big story that I missed this week is the refocused Congressional attention on the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act on Capitol Hill...
Playing 20 questions with the employee versus contractor distinction
By Jon Hyman
As reported by the Washington DC Employment Law Update , the Treasury Department and Department of Labor have been jointly charged to elimin...
Who is Craig Becker and why should you care?
By Jon Hyman
Craig Becker is President Obama’s nominee to the National Labor Relations Board. He is also the Associate General Counsel of the Service Emp...