Recruiting

Expensive Trade Secret Protection Lesson for Employer — $17.5 Million Verdict in Lawsuit Over Employee’s Hard Drive

Trade Secret Protection Efforts Land Company in Losing Lawsuit Earlier this month, after a seven-week trial, a California jury awarded $17.5 million to a former employee in his lawsuit against his former employer for breaking into a laptop owned by the... (Continue reading)

Overtime Pay, the FLSA & “Time Theft” — Part I (Introduction and White-Collar Exemptions)

Who “owns” an employee’s time? Are you stealing from your employer if you take a personal call at work? What about if you check your personal email, or take some time to send out resumes? Does it matter... (Continue reading)

Despite Economy, Small Businesses Plan Holiday Parties

Most Small Business Owners Can Afford Holiday Celebrations According to a survey conducted this month by online payroll service SurePayroll, most small business owners will end 2008 in celebration. The survey found that despite recent economic challenges, 6 of 10 small... (Continue reading)

Top 7 Mistakes Hiring Managers Make When Advertising Open Positions

This guest post is by Thomas Torresson, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap. There are plenty of reasons a particular job ad may not work well. Sometimes these mistakes are tough to recognize and even harder to learn to avoid. Here are seven... (Continue reading)

Better Reference Checks in Far Less Time

You’ve conducted both rounds of interviews, narrowed the field to a single candidate and made a hiring offer; contingent, of course, on a reference and background check. Now it’s time to get on the phone and check the references they’ve... (Continue reading)

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