by Chris Schrader | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Yes, you can said the Iowa Supreme Court (which must have a lot of Right Said Fred fans) in a decision in December of 2012 . Now the Court is revisiting the case, which hardly ever happens. Perhaps there will be more to come. The facts in the matter involved are...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 16, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) has introduced the Forty Hours is Full -Time Act ( S1188 ) of 2013. The bill has been co-sponsored by Senator Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana). S1188 would modify the employer mandate provision of the ACA that currently defines a full-time...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 8, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
I am un-surprised that part-time job growth outpaced full-time job growth; no one needed a crystal ball for that one. But the steep drop of full-time jobs strongly suggests that the growth in part-time jobs is not merely corollary but rather causal. Why? Because...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
Remember when people first started bringing laptops to meetings and how they often drew attention to the device rather than the meeting? Well those were halcyon days compared to the explosion of smartphone capability and tablets. Other than the distractions, is...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 1, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
If you thought there was a lot of misunderstanding regarding the SCOTUS ruling on the Voting Rights Act, it pales in comparison to the landmark ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act. In short, except with regards to the ruling and its impact on Federal benefits, it...
by Chris Schrader | Jun 18, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The groundswell growing for a “flexible workplace” seems to me to be based upon three core assumptions: Technology has advanced to a sufficient degree of functionality and affordability that much of the office work performed today in fixed locations can be performed...
