Patrick DiDomenico is the editorial director at Business Management Daily and the founding editor of The HR Specialist family of newsletters, special reports and online resources. Pat's more than 20-year career as a business journalist and thought leader includes stints as newspaper reporter, Washington speechwriter and White House press aide.
The pandemic has given employers a lot to think about. With vaccinations rolling out, businesses are working hard to “get back to normal” or in many cases...
Remote work can vastly increase your applicant pool, but it also brings difficult questions. Do you pay a sales rep in Boston the same as one in Boise?
Maintaining workplace civility can seem impossible in such divided times, but there are clear actions HR teams can take to set expectations and an example.
As schools across the country announce their reopening plans, anxiety from working parents, and their employers on how to handle more months of no childcare arise.
Well-written performance goals help energize employees and point them in right direction. But some managers and HR pros have trouble finding the right words. Here are 10...
Asking questions during a discipline meeting may help uncover the reason for a problem and engage the employee in framing the issues and identifying solutions.
Some employers are succeeding in retaining the laborers and tradespeople they need despite the growing shortage of blue-collar workers. Here's how they do it.
Are you fully compliant with the new overtime rules that went into effect Jan. 1? They raised the overtime salary threshold to $35,568.
That means exempt employees...
Generally, obesity alone does not qualify as a disability under the ADA. However, some workers are protected from obesity discrimination; more may soon be.
