5 common errors of recent college graduates

• May 06, 2019

It's graduation season! We're welcoming recent college grads to the working world with tips on how to avoid these 5 common mistakes.

How does leave buy back factor into overtime pay?

• May 03, 2019

Leave buy back programs raise a lot of questions about rate of pay and overtime. Here's some guidance.

Workplace wellness programs may help workers more than employers

• May 02, 2019

Recent research indicates workplace wellness programs may benefit employees, but they don’t necessarily improve organizational effectiveness.

The stay interview: How one company saw the retention light

• April 30, 2019

The president of a talent firm believes chasing unhappy people sends the wrong message as an organization. Instead, he suggests a stay conversation strategy.

LEAP Symposium 2019 highlights: The top 10 employment law lessons

• April 23, 2019

Here are some of the bits of employment-law wisdom from the HR Specialist's 15th annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices (LEAP) Symposium.

The 2019 summer job market: Teen employment and internships

• April 19, 2019

With summer quickly approaching, here's a quick look at what's expected for teen employment as well as fair warnings about unpaid internships.

Career advice from the corner office: Résumé lies, new boss tips and more

• April 17, 2019

Our veteran exectuive answers readers questions with honest career advice. This edition includes reflections on what really matters and more.

From gray to white: Older workers and ageism in the 21st century

• April 16, 2019

An intimate look at older workers with tips on how to stay active and engaged, ageism in the workplace and what to do when faced with age discrimination.

Are you delegating too much?

• April 12, 2019

What’s the fine line between giving your employees autonomy and ownership, and being a de­­tach­­ed, unsupportive manager who over-delegates?

Leadership skills: 5 essential questions to ask your staff today

• April 04, 2019

Leaders: take the time to ask your employees five essential questions that get to the heart of their role within the company.

Stop worrying about employee engagement; hire self-motivated people instead

• April 03, 2019

By hiring those who are truly high performers, our focus will begin shifting from employee engagement to maximizing quality-of-hiring.

Ask these questions when considering unlimited PTO

• March 28, 2019

The benefits of unlimited paid-time-off policies are obvious. But many of the legal risks they create are not.

4 signs that fear may be sabotaging your leadership potential

• March 27, 2019

Learning to manage without fear may be the one critical element that separates an acceptable manager from a true leader that others want to follow.

Ask the Attorney: Unused vacation, FMLA and harassment training compliance

• March 25, 2019

In this month's Q&A, our expert attorney tackles FMLA, unused vacation payout and harassment training compliance.

Productivity without micromanaging: the gentle art of nagging

• March 22, 2019

Many managers ask: How do I get my employees to follow instructions without micromanaging? Try these 5 strategies of non-pushy nagging.

Rise and shine: 7 tips to make you a better boss

• March 15, 2019

Make these tweaks to how you approach each day, and you may just find yourself attaining that holy grail of working smarter instead of harder.

The aging workforce: Give older workers a boost and avoid age discrimination

• March 12, 2019

Consider these tips for giving your most seasoned talent a boost. Time to cut ties? Keep these lessons from the courtroom on age discrimination in mind.

Salary negotiation on the rise while pay transparency shrinks

• March 07, 2019

New research shows today’s job seekers are confident in their salary negotiation power, while employers have started to become less transparent in pay adjustments.

Your 401(k) plan may help employees with student loan debt

• March 05, 2019

A private letter ruling from the IRS may provide you with a novel option to help employees through your company's 401k plan.

What is and isn’t employee insubordination

• February 28, 2019

Here are the shades of employee insubordination, which is a willful display of disobedience or disrespect directed at, well, you.