Amanda Knox was an American foreign exchange student in Italy when someone murdered her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Italian courts convicted Knox and sentenced her to 26 years for a crime she didn’t commit. (Burgler Rudy Guede was later convicted.) While Knox was exonerated, she spent four long years in prison. What
Does your small business have $2750 in the bank set aside for each employee? That could be the fine for a company that is not compliant with the Affordable Care Act. Potential penalties can add up quickly and cause significant financial exposure for your business. The Affordable Care
Almost all employment in the United States is “at-will,” meaning you can quit, and companies can fire you without cause. This also means that except in a few situations, you’re not entitled to any severance payments if the company terminates you–even if you’ve done nothing wrong. Companies that offer severance generally
Several states have moved to remove the requirements for college degrees from government jobs. Jobs that require licensing, such as nurses and attorneys, still demand degrees, but for many positions where people with degrees used to receive priority, that is going away. For instance, in Pennsylvania, Governor Josh
Looking to hire HR or Product Managers in Q1? TalentWay’s CEO, Jay Makarov, is inviting 5 lucky companies to test an intelligent hiring tool in exchange for feedback. TalentWay’s team of experts and AI will work with you to create tailored job descriptions and assessments, helping you avoid
Elon Musk has been laying off people right and left-at Twitter, but this time, some laid-off employees were Telsa employees in Buffalo who had just voted to unionize. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) prohibits companies from discriminating against employees who favor unionization, so how did he do
In 2019, January 31 was the most popular day to quit your job. In 2022, it was January 21. With all the layoffs in the tech industry, who knows if that end-of-January voluntary rush would continue in 2023? If your employees were going to jump ship, they would
Imagine your job if you got rid of all the parts you hate. Impossible, right? Well, think about this: I’m writing this on a computer that I don’t know how to program, wearing clothes I didn’t sew, made of fabric I didn’t weave. For breakfast, I ate food
When you hire, you want people who can take your company into the future. Who cares what they’ve done in the past? What can they do in the future? This is a great way to hire, but sometimes you can get frustrated when you can’t seem to find
Ten years ago today, in honor of my 40th birthday, I wrote this: Today is my birthday. I am 40. I’ve been planning this post for the past year, and curses, Jon Hyman, had to go and steal my idea. Turns out Jon is two days older than I
