ANDREA TARRELL
Marketing Coordinator

A “brand” is the gut feeling people have about something.  What is the brand of your benefits package?  What would your employees really say if you asked them how they feel about their benefits?

Walk into a Starbucks on any day of the week and you will more than likely have trouble finding a free table. Laptops cover the table tops and suit jackets drape the chairs. Their owners, while sipping their lattes, are also hard at work. New technology and internet programs have allowed for an entirely new way of working, which presents many challenges for the HR world.

The way we work is changing fast; the workplace today is all about the NOW. Mobile technology is making it easier than ever to connect and share information instantaneously, which is what co-workers (and customers) have grown to expect.

Since our blog post early this morning, “Health Care Reform: Waiting for the Court’s Decision,” we got the answer we were eagerly anticipating.  The Supreme Court has finally spoken on health care reform, and has upheld most of the law. 

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform) has been faced with an onslaught of legal challenges since shortly after it was signed into law on March 23, 2010.  Even before implementation began, numerous lawsuits challenging various provisions of the law were filed throughout the country. 

Use of social media is beginning to spread into the hiring process, which can create a new set of risks for your organization. While viewing an applicant’s Facebook profile may supply some useful information to recruiters, in some cases this has opened the door to allegations of discrimination or illegal conduct.  

Technology is rapidly changing the way we live and work.  Along with this shift comes many new emerging issues in HR, in part because the Fair Labor Standards Act and other major employment laws haven’t kept up with the pace of change.