Eric Swenson's Leadership Blog

The HotJobs Survey found that employees: Want to quit because of a bad boss (43%) Want more money (36%) More growth potential (34%)...

The usual pre-employment testing criteria applies: the candidate must give their written approval, and the check should be conducted...

Fisher & Phillips is out with their annual “Top Ten Ways To Host a Holiday Party“, written by Michael Mitchell. It’s excellent and...

Now comes news that this trend might be ending. It turns out that employers who are baby boomers (age 42 and up) are less likely to...

In this article from Ilene Wasserman on Entrepreneur.com, the focus is more on how to properly engage a co-worker in a political...

While any good manager or business owner should immediately halt any issues of bullying in the workplace, it’s obvious by those numbers...

The proliferation of blogs invaded the workplace some time ago, but employers have been slow to put policies in place to mitigate what...

Employers who have employees sign an arbitration agreement, especially with wage-and-hour class action waivers, are having a tough time...

Effective immediately, California employers with 25 or more employees must allow employees who have spouses in the military ten days of...

I generally advise clients to adopt a ‘bright line’ approach to employee romances; that is, prohibit supervisors from dating direct...

Today, at least 24% of all employees play online games at work, according to both PC World and the New York Times. The Times quotes the...

Workplace violence continues unabated. In this article from the law firm of Helms Mulliss Wicker, attorney Ryan Buchanan discusses the...

Here is a reprint of an article recently forwarded to me and is used with the permission of Clark & Trevithick. What do temporary...

Overtime is an incredibly complicated issue and generally misunderstood by both employers and employees. Yet the growth rate of lawsuits...

Maternity leave is always a tricky issue – not just because of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (which applies to businesses with...

Today’s Baltimore Sun talks about the trend of businesses limiting employee access to the web. The article cites ‘security’ and...

From the northjersey.com website comes advice from Steven Adler at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. It is always advisable,...

Many small businesses – in order to save money – often “borrow” and modify a handbook from another company, and often times that other...

NEW YORK -With the start of the school year not far off, employees of small businesses might have a hankering to take some courses. And...

A Business Week article describes how to establish a drug-free workplace at your place of business. I always warn clients – if you wish...