by Chris Schrader | Aug 16, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
HR Professionals have been told this for years. Had it hammered into our heads by lawyers, judges, government agencies, SHRM, you name it. Company policies must be clear, plain on their face, and draw “bright lines” that are inviolable. Practice regarding the...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 15, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Every HR professional has their expertise challenged at some point in their career. Its a hazard of a profession that many managers in other disciplines feel they know as well as their own. I once reported job misclassifications (and the plan to correct them) at a...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 14, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Most everyone who has worked in a large corporation has learned to dread new initiatives involving “strategic change”. It’s not because the need for the change fails to be compelling (management usually does a good job of making its case), nor is it an intense desire...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 13, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog
We have been treated to a barrage of news and commentary on insurance rates as they are announced for state exchanges. Those who believe, unfailingly, that the ACA will cause rates to drop point at the market places in New York and California where announced rates...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 10, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Earlier this year we were treated to the case of a dentist firing his assistant for being so “hawt” that continuing to employ her jeopardized his marriage. She lost. But whereas beauty is in the eye of the beholder, weight can be measured by a scale. The Borgata...
