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Interview Ice Breakers: 7 Questions to Segue into Meaningful Candidate Conversations
Taking the time to build rapport, establish some common ground and make the individual feel welcome are critical to the relationship-building process that’s supposed to happen during an interview
Trump Signs Resolution Nixing City-Run Auto-IRAs for Small Businesses
Cities and counties will soon be barred from requiring small businesses without 401(k)-type retirement plans to enroll workers into a government-run individual retirement account (IRA). Meanwhile, a measure to block…
Retaliation Claim Revived After Employee Recharacterized Firing
A Pennsylvania federal court reconsidered its dismissal of an employee's retaliation claim after the employee amended his allegations to state that he was fired in retaliation for filing a complaint…
County Attorney’s Media Comments Not Protected Speech
A county attorney was acting in the scope of her job duties when she answered a reporter's question about the settlement of a case she was handling. Accordingly, she was…
Study: Pension Plans Overpay PBGC Premiums by Millions
Pension plan sponsors are overpaying premiums to the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) by not optimizing the timing and recording of plan contributions, new research finds
Study: Pension Plans Overpay PBGC Premiums by Millions
Pension plan sponsors are overpaying premiums to the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) by not optimizing the timing and recording of plan contributions, new research finds
Trump Signs Law on Drug Testing Unemployment Benefits Applicants
President Donald Trump has signed legislation that will give states more leeway to drug test unemployment insurance applicants, but the potential impact of the new law is unclear
In Focus: Does United Flight Incident Point to Employee Training Issues?
Disturbing videos recently went viral that show a United Express passenger being forcibly removed from his seat on an overbooked flight. This left many people wondering if something went wrong…
‘Stay in Touch,’ Job Seekers Say
Communication is a clear differentiator between companies rated highly for their candidate experience and those that aren’t, according to data drawn from the 2016 North American Candidate Experience Awards
Why Humility Is the New Smart
Why thriving in the workplace of the future will depend on how you think and relate to other people