To be clear, you can fire someone who solicits prostitutes while on the clock. That certainly falls under gross misconduct, and you’re free to terminate this person. So, why did the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rule in favor of a man who (allegedly) did just that? One
Your job candidates are lying on their resumes and in their job interviews. According to a new survey from Flexjobs, 33 percent of job candidates admit to lying on a resume or cover letter. Furthermore, 19 percent said “they’ve faked enthusiasm or pretended to be passionate about a
Over 10,000 companies use Workday as their applicant tracking system to help find qualified candidates. If you’ve applied for jobs in the past few years, you’ve undoubtedly had to fill out a Workday application. A lawsuit originally filed in 2023 claims that Workday illegally rejects older applicants. And
President Donald Trump fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, stating, without evidence, that she falsified job numbers to assist Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Trump then accused her of rigging the numbers this summer, as revisions included a drop of 258,000
A summer law intern at the white-shoe firm Sidley Austin got fired for biting other people. It’s weird enough that she bit someone, but apparently, she bit at least five people and possibly others. She shouldn’t have bitten anyone, and she should have been disciplined and told, in no
AI is advising women and minorities to undervalue themselves—putting employers at risk if they follow suit. A new study found that AI advises women, minorities, and others to ask for lower salaries than men. It doesn’t do this 100 percent of the time, but the study found that the differences in salary
It’s an employer’s market in many fields right now and the number of applicants for job postings can be overwhelming for prospective employers. Marie Lobbezoo, a human resources director and moderator at the Improve Your HR Facebook group, which I run, posted on LinkedIn about what this looks like from a
A Coldplay concert seems like a fun place for a date—unless your date might also be your affair partner. And especially if you’re the CEO of a billion-dollar software development company and she’s your chief people officer. In a viral video, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and chief people officer
Calling someone a “Karen” at work isn’t just unprofessional — it could also expose your company to legal risk. In a June court decision, UK Employment Judge George Alliott said calling someone “Karen” was “borderline racist, sexist and ageist,” as it is aimed at middle-aged white women. While UK
Yay, Morgan Stanley! The “global leader in executing transactions in cash equity-related products for institutional clients around the world” gave an employee some extra time off to cheer at Wimbledon for her brother, tennis player Ben Shelton. This is a quirky feel-good story, but it brings up a question of
