by Chris Schrader | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
In its never ending quest to make the workplace virtually unmanageable, the Board has come out with another gem bound to vex human resources professionals. Naturally the decision applies to both non-union and unionized employers, throwing a wrench into...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 1, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The Supreme Court issued two decisions yesterday. One has implications for state governments as employers, and the other has implications for the Affordable Care Act. Harris v. Quinn involved the complaint of Harris, mother of a disabled son who, as his...
by Chris Schrader | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Judge Richard Young, a U.S. District Judge, found Indiana’s law forbidding same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling issued on July 25. He joined a long line of jurists who have ruled similarly, most recently in Utah and Pennsylvania. What followed next was...
by Chris Schrader | Jan 28, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Based on the contours established over the last four months we now have enough information on the ambitious launch of the Affordable Care Act to begin to understand the shape of things to come. The intended objective of the Act (The practical elimination of uninsured...
by Chris Schrader | Oct 15, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
The Supreme Court is back in session. Three cases of importance to Human Resources professionals bear watching: Lawson v. FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) Lawson v. FMR LLC asks the Supreme Court to determine whether an employee of a privately-held contractor or...
by Chris Schrader | Oct 3, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
I recently spoke with a college student interested in a career in HR who asked me which job I had held in the past that led to my promotion to Global Vice President of Human Resources. I replied “Every job I ever had before I got into HR.” My first paying job was...
