A total of 46 states have cyber-stalking laws on the books, including penalties for  harassment via text message.  What’s an employer’s responsibility for monitoring text messages and acting on potentially offensive communication? More…

The Internet is the most common tool used to recruit employees, so companies need to make sure their recruiting pages are accessible to people with disabilities. More…

If your company is  considering broader use of independent contractors to save money, be aware that federal and state lawmakers and investigators plan to go hard on any employer who doesn’t meet strict IC requirements. More…

Nobody’s perfect, and everyone makes mistakes — which means there will always be instances that require you to give or receive negative feedback. Whichever end you’re on — giving or receiving — how you handle it can determine whether the next step is forward or backwards. More…

When it comes to workplace bullying, women are no different and no worse than men, except in one respect:  Women more often target other women. More…

A lawyer who got fired by his firm is gaining a measure of revenge by running a Web site in which he refers to his boss as “a used-car salesman with a law degree.” It gets even better than that. More…

To comply with federal regs, employers must send all workers an important message by Dec. 1. More…

The U.S. government’s chief HR officer, John Berry, testified before Congress in support of a bill that would extend full benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian federal employees — and said the move makes employers more competitive. More…

An employee is granted a disability accommodation, and all goes well until a substitute boss mistakenly revokes the accommodation. Who won this real-life court case? More…

Yes, the pro-union  Employee Free Choice Act is floundering in Congress. That’s given some businesses the idea that they’ll never see a unionizing effort. Those are exactly the businesses that are most vulnerable. More…