Devora Lindeman

Job referrals are commonly sought as part of the hiring process, but it can yield less than truthful results. As the person doing the hiring for your organization, here are five questions you should...

It is no surprise that many people spend more time at work than engaged in any other activity. It’s no wonder that workplace romances sprout—often bringing grief to HR Managers. In an attempt to curb...

Knowledge and information is HR’s commodity. With one of HR’s responsibilities being compliance with the myriad U.S. employment laws that apply to your company, knowledge of those laws,...

I know we’re all busy, but HR managers really need to train their managers on human resources basics. Take this sick-leave situation which demonstrates the type of scenarios I’ve had to...

Many companies unnecessarily use employment contracts with all their employees. Instead of these documents providing specific legal protections for the company (the very reason to utilize a contract),...

"Management training" is a hot topic among human resources professionals. They know it should be done—must be done—but convincing key executives is sometimes a challenge. Here is a scena...

Most HR Managers know that employers are obligated to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s religious practices—but do your managers actually go through the necessary conversations the l...

If your U.S. company does not have a unionized workforce, you may think that Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") has nothing to do with you. Guess again. Section 7 protects the...

In an unprecedented move, the SEC (yes, that would be the Securities and Exchange Commission) has shown interest in investigating the hiring practices of a U.S. food chain—the Chipotle Mexican...

The position recently taken by the U.S. EEOC ("Equal Employment Opportunity Commission") regarding employers’ use of criminal convictions in the hiring process is not new. The EEOC has recog...

Telecommuting could seem like a win-win situation for employers and employees, especially with the price of gasoline. However, there are a few pitfalls HR managers should watch out for when company...

Apparently, in response to the legal cases reprimanding employers for improperly obtaining access to their employees’ and applicants’ personal social media sites, employers came up wi...