Purchase of Former Employee’s Stock Did Not Violate ERISA
A company did not breach its fiduciary duty or improperly deny benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by purchasing stock shares held by a former employee, according…
Top 5 State and Local Workplace Compliance Articles of 2016
2016 saw a flurry of activity at the state and local levels as workplace measures stalled in Congress. Here are some of the most popular articles in 2016 in the…
The Rock Star Candidate with a Checkered Past
How should an HR department respond if it has an outstanding job candidate who has also led an organization where sexual harassment or other misconduct was not addressed?
The Top 5 California HR News Articles of 2016
The legal landscape in California changes from year to year, and 2016 was no exception. Here are the articles from the California Resources section of SHRM Online that most interested…
Best of TLNT 2016: The 4 Most Effective Leadership Skills
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 25 articles between now…
So Their Résumés Rock — Are They Also Good Fits?
When Barnes & Noble announced it was parting ways with CEO Rob Boire, he’d been on the job for less than a year. The company spent millions of dollars to…
The Ten Best Things About Getting Fired
Everybody knows about the negative aspects of getting fired: you lose your job, you lose your income and you have to explain to the next employer why you're not working.…
I Didn't Get The Job — Should I Send The Hiring Manager A LinkedIn Invitation?
Nicolas had two good interviews but he didn't get the job -- the company recruiter told him he was the runner-up. Should he send his hiring manager Sally a LinkedIn…