U.S. companies plan to conservatively bolster staff during the final months of 2010, according to the more than 18,000 employers interviewed as part of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Year-Over-Year Increase: We continue to see positive momentum in U.S. hiring activity. 15% of employers anticipate an increase, 11% expect a decrease, 71% expect no [...]

As part of our never-ending quest to bring you the very best in employment law information, we have greatly expanded the Blawg Library.  Click here or on the “Library” link under “Tools & Tips” to the left to check it out. It includes an alphabetical index of every conceivable employment law topic under the sun. [...]

In my humble opinion, NBC’s The Office is the world’s #1 employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see. To help enhance your viewing experience, each week I provide a critique of the action from an employment lawyer’s perspective. Last [...]

As we’ve discussed previously, several states are suing the federal government over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). One such state was Florida, which planned to include a referendum on the November ballot that would have potentially overridden PPACA’s mandatory health insurance provisions. In a victory for supporters of the law, the state’s [...]

You are hereby notified that you have a mandatory training session this evening. At 9/8c, you are required to tune in to your local NBC affiliate and watch this week’s episode of The Office. Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action. In my humble opinion, The Office is the world’s greatest employment law training aid. All you have [...]

Click here for an interesting item on the Harvard Business Review site entitled How Sex Hurts the Workplace, Especially Women. The basic premise: workplace sex doesn’t just hurt the parties directly involved — it can also have collateral damage on the careers of high-achieving female employees who had nothing to do with the harassment. Brand [...]

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