Should our company use job descriptions? How long should they be, and what information should they contain? Do they really serve a useful purpose?
Employers attorneys get those questions all the time, and the answer is always the same: Yes, employers should use lean, practical job descriptions that accurately reflect essential job duties because they serve [...]

Summer will soon be here, which means that student interns are arriving at companies for their summer internships — and many of those positions are unpaid. Internships afford students the opportunity to gain practical, real-world experience as well as explore various career paths and develop potential contacts.
Employers should be careful, however. There are legal issues [...]

Layoffs have many downsides. Employee morale is guaranteed to drop. A company’s unemployment insurance premiums will rise, perhaps steeply. And if an employer provides severance packages and/or outplacement services, they could get very expensive. If layoffs are significant in number, a business may not be able to adequately compete once the economy turns around. And [...]

Unemployment rates have skyrocketed, many companies have downsized or implemented hiring freezes, and everyone seems to be looking for a job. The current economic climate has created an employer’s market for most organizations. Although it’s desirable to have many candidates for open positions, human resources pros may be drowning in the deluge of resumes pouring [...]