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McDonald’s CEO went viral for taking a ‘big bite’ of a burger. Here’s why it matters for HR.
Could corporate America’s CEOs some day be social-media competition for the moms of #MomTok?McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski went viral earlier this week after posting an Instagram video of himself taste-testing a new burger. It fueled backlash from users who ripped into the executive for taking the tiniest bite of the
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The Trump administration is loosening gig worker rules. What does that mean for HR?
The latest pivot in a long back-and-forth over how employers should classify gig workers occurred late in February, when the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule to loosen the test for determining independent contractors.The Trump administration intends to rescind a rule issued by President Joe Biden’s DOL that restored
These HR leaders messed up delivering bad news to employees. Here are the lessons they learned.
Nobody’s perfect. It’s a good mantra, except when delivering bad news to employees. Then you want to be as perfect as possible.HR leaders and their teams are often tasked with delivering bad news—whether it be earth-shattering (layoffs, firings) or lower-stakes (smaller raises, the end of a beloved perk). Missteps along
Workplace reputation is a critical, yet overlooked, strategic advantage for companies
Unlike Joan Jett, employers should give a damn ‘bout their reputation.Corporate reputation was long dismissed as a soft metric, only to be considered in crises. But that perception is changing. Recent research finds that company reputation, including workplace reputation, can boost financial performance.A recent analysis by PR and communications firm
DE Talk | Cutting Through the Noise with AI-Powered Recruitment
Season 7 • Bonus In this episode of the DE Talk podcast, host Shannon Offord, VP of Partnerships at DirectEmployers,
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An employee worked 816 hours of overtime. The employer still didn’t owe it.
Can an employee secretly rack up overtime and sue for it later? The Fifth Circuit says not without proof that the employer knew or should have known about those hours. TL;DR: The Fifth Circuit affirmed a defense verdict in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime case because the employee













