Why Does Emotional Intelligence Affect You and Your Success?

The simplest way to differentiate between Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is that IQ is about book smarts and EQ is about human smarts. To succeed in today's workplace and life, it... Read more »

Onboarding New Employees: Six Steps to Success

The new hire onboarding process is critical in setting the stage for exceptional employee performance.  While often confused with new hire orientation, onboarding is a highly strategic process that must be carefully... Read more »

3rd Circuit – Homosexual Man’s Gender Stereotyping Claim is Cognizable Under Title VII

Congress has repeatedly rejected legislation that would extend Title VII protection to claims of sexual orientation discrimination.  However, under Title VII, an employee may raise a claim of gender discrimination if that individual can demonstrat... Read more »

HITECH Breach Notification Rules Are a Reality

The much anticipated “breach notification” rule was recently published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR). As required by the provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic... Read more »

Commuting Time Not Compensable, But Off-the-Clock Work is Another Question, Ninth Circuit Rules

An automotive employee was not entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act or California law for commuting time and time spent on preliminary activities, the federal appeals court in San Francisco held... Read more »

Compensation issues in Texas for departing employees

In the current economy, many employees are losing their jobs from company-wide reductions in force.  While this topic is never pleasant, there are some basic paycheck rules companies should follow in Texas... Read more »

Fair Treatment in the Workplace

Each day, U.S workers head to their respective jobs in order to complete the tasks required by their employers and gain compensation to support themselves and their families. Some people head to... Read more »

10 Steps to More Effective Time Management

The workaholic view of time management enables the addition of new clients, catching up on your to-do list; finishing back reading and learning about new developments in your industry. Properly viewed, however,... Read more »

Is Twitter a Recruiting Tool?

Once depicted as a trendy social media experiment, Twitter has officially arrived. From cell phone integration to CNN broadcasts, we can no longer escape the fact that Twitter is not a passing... Read more »

The Intended Consequences of Incentives and Compensation

The public is mad as hell at AIG (and other recipients of Federal bailouts) who have handed out lucrative retention bonuses. One might wonder, are incentives appropriate in such difficult times? Read more »