by Chris Schrader | Sep 9, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The headline numbers in the jobs report released last Thursday were 169,000 and 7.3% (new jobs and U3 unemployment rate). Tepid job growth, but hey, the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent, so all in all not bad, right? WRONG! Here are the miserable...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 23, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
It’s no secret that the traditional model of organizing workers is struggling. Union membership is at a 97 year low. The large manufacturing employers who provided millions of members to the AFL-CIO are either gone entirely or shells of their former selves (auto and...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 22, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The push for more flexibility in the workplace is slowly gathering steam. The media addresses it more often, legislation has been proposed (Working Families Flexibility Act to make comp time available but NOT mandated to private sector employees), and SHRM and other...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 21, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The ACA provides clear structural and substantial support to corporate wellness plans. These plans are enjoying a revival of interest as full implementation of the ACA is merely months away. Businesses and HR pros should explore wellness plan opportunities with a...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
The EEOC sued both BMW and Dollar General Stores on the same day in June. Their offense? Their facially neutral and consistently applied policy of not considering those with criminal convictions for employment. The EEOC has decided that since Blacks and Hispanics...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 19, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources
The Fifth Circuit of Appeals issued a landmark decision in In EEOC v. Houston Funding II, Ltd., finding that terminating a female employee because she is lactating or expressing milk is unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Most...
