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.
Just a few years ago, your chance of being targeted for a federal audit of your I-9 forms was remote. That’s all changed. In 2012, ICE launched I-9 audits of 12...
When it comes to discrimination law, courts view “religion” very broadly, meaning you may need to approve some pretty unusual requests. Last week, a Tennessee man...
Rhode Island claimed the honor last year of passing the nation’s most unique employment-related law, which made job bias against homeless people unlawful. An...
There’s no law saying that work has to be fun … or that managers must have the kindness and patience of Mr. Rogers. But as long as managers treat their...
In the past decade, two things have definitely grown: Americans’ waistlines and the desire for U.S. employers to reduce their employee-related health care ...
Great employees don't automatically make great managers. Supervising people requires a completely different skill set than actually performing the work at hand. And...
As if Facebook weren't enough of a pull for daydreaming office workers, March Madness makes working hard even harder. But the annual NCAA basketball tourney...
Even after the start of 2012, the model FMLA certification and notification forms provided by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) still carried an expriation date of...
While the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses feel like the end of a long campaign season, it’s really just the beginning of a heated political year … one that could...
As Halloween approaches, workers and workplaces are dressing the part. But when it comes to the actual jobs we perform, some professions are more frightening than...
Think for a second about your most innovative and productive employees. It’s likely that they approach life in the same way they approach work—with an...
The explosion of of iPods, satellite radio and Internet music stations make it easy for employees to create their own personal soundspcape at work. You'll find plenty...
The recession has ratcheted up America’s stress level, and employers are seeing the results spill out in their workplaces. Swearing is the most obvious example....
A progressive discipline system is a way to deal with employee performance problems. It's also the most reliable way to avoid wrongful termination charges.
