Helen Coster On Jobs And The Workplace
Freelancing becomes the norm. forbes.com |
Roswell firm fined for pregnancy discrimination
U.S. Security Associates Inc. of Roswell, Ga., will pay $79,880 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). bizjournals.com |
Jobless rates rose in every state in '09
All 50 states were hit with increases of more than one percentage point in their unemployment rates last year, according to <a href="http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/the_score/2010/03/closing_the_unemployment_books_on_2009.html" target="_blank">a new report</a> from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. bizjournals.com |
Upgrading Talent
A downturn can give smart companies a chance to upgrade their talent. forbes.com |
Corner Office: Bring Out the Hula Hoops, Says Kimpton’s C.O.O.
Leaders need to learn how to laugh at themselves, says Niki Leondakis of the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, so she conducts “hoop-offs” at its general-manager meeting. nytimes.com |