Supreme Court Sides with Truck Driver in Arbitration Dispute

​The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 15 that a trucking company can't compel arbitration in a wage and hour case brought by a truck driver who was classified as an independent contractor.Read more »

Career Success in 2019: How to Build a Successful Life

When you take a more businesslike approach to career management and harness your dreams and goals to the same actionable strategies that corporations use, your outcome will be greater personal success. Columnist... Read more »

Violence, Drugs, Cyberattacks Worry HR in 2019

​Workplace violence, marijuana use, data security, leave laws and workforce planning are among the most difficult challenges for employers this year, according to HR professionals. Experts weigh in with tips and strategies... Read more »

Viewpoint: Workplace Revolution Means the 9-5 Is Dead. Long Live… What Exactly?

The future of work feels closer than ever before. Technology, longer lives and individual expectations are tearing at the seams of conventional office life. Workers and companies are recreating how long, when... Read more »

Terminating Disruptive Employee Wasn’t Age Discrimination

A federal district court found no evidence of age discrimination when an employer cited a laboratory technician’s numerous complaints about management among the reasons she was selected for termination in a reduction... Read more »

Google Employees Fight Forced Arbitration Agreements

Google employees took to Instagram and Twitter on Jan. 15 to pressure companies in the tech industry to stop using forced arbitration. Read more »

Illinois Business Expense Reimbursement Law Now in Effect

Illinois was the ninth jurisdiction to impose expense reimbursement requirements on employers. The new law took effect Jan. 1. Read more »

Employment study debunks migrant worker myth

Immigrants have been among the main beneficiaries of the employment boom but not at the expense of workers born in... The post Employment study debunks migrant worker myth appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »

If You Dare the Impossible, You can Achieve the Extraordinary

Peter Drucker preached people couldn’t avoid risk, but could manage it.  Dr. William Cohen explains how Drucker taught him to dare the impossible to achieve the extraordinary. Read more »

Childcare main barrier for unemployed parents

86% want to return to work, but most say they have been unable to find roles that fit around their childcare needs The post Childcare main barrier for unemployed parents appeared first on... Read more »
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