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Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring an Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor Agreements – A Match Made in Heaven?
Today’s employers are watching their bottom line more closely than ever before, including examining the costs associated with maintaining a full time workforce.
At the same time, workers are looking for ways to increase their independence, decrease their commutes and overall to increase their quality of life. [...]
“Blind Hiring” to Avoid Bias: Wave of the HR Future, or “Blind Alley”?
Is a hiring manager named “David” more likely to give an edge to a job candidate also named “David”?
Recent academic research suggests that the answer is “yes,” even for other names with similar sounds, like “Dan” or “Dustin.”
What does this say about a company’s ability to develop a merit-based, non-discriminatory hiring model?
Bulletproofing Employment Investigations
This post on workplace investigations that hold up to scrutiny emphasizes the importance of vertical and horizontal consistency and reasonableness in the investigation of allegations of workplace misconduct, such as harassment.
Love in the Workplace: Dreamy or Dangerous?
In this special guest post, Cynthia Shapiro, career expert and best selling author, says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, you CAN have an office romance without hurting your career if you know (and heed) a few “insider secrets.”
He’s got those electric blue eyes and that winning smile. You find yourself drawn to him, which [...]
Transgender Employees: What’s an Employer to Do?
The following is a guest post provided by Dr. Jillian Todd Weiss, Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College, who researches this area, as well as consults with corporations and writes a popular blog on the subject, Transgender Workplace Diversity. She has now authored the new book described below, Transgender Workplace Diversity: Policy [...]
