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Illegal To Forbid Salary Discussion Among Employees

The Double Eagle Hotel and Casino in Colorado had a policy forbidding employees from discussing their salaries and bonuses with each other – but that policy is a violation of the law.

2013/05/24

Blog: Amazon Hiring Hundreds in Delaware

By Jim Donovan: Amazon announced today it is hiring for hundreds of new positions at its site in Middletown, Delaware. The hourly positions will pick, pack and ship customer orders. All employees will receive a […]

2013/05/20

Blog: Domino’s And Dollar General Hiring

By Jim Donovan: Are you looking for a job? I just learned of two companies in our area that are hiring: Dollar General and Domino’s. In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees nationwide in […]

2013/05/15

Uneducated Means Out Of Work

In Philadelphia, over half a million adults lack the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to get a job. They lost their jobs to changes in industry in this new, knowledge-based economy.

2013/05/01

Your Friends Could Get You Fired

Your girlfriend has a lot to say about your choice of friends – but legally, does your boss? You betcha.

2013/04/24

Author Explains Why ‘A’ Students Work For ‘C’ Students

The author of Rich Dad/Poor Dad is back with a new book to start a generational dialog about money.

2013/04/14

Performance Evaluations: Tell It Like It Is

Performance evaluations play an important role in employment law, and honesty (in conjunction with kindness) is important.

2013/04/12

Getting Paid For Wasting Time

If you’re a chronic time waster, what can your boss do to you? Maybe less than you think.

2013/03/27

Legally Badmouthing Your Employer

We’ve heard the advice: anything you post online about your employer can get you fired. Yeah. Only that’s not exactly true.

2013/03/18

New Tool Launched To Help Philadelphians Find Work

Local jobseekers can get help from a new website.

2013/03/10

Google Hangs Up ‘Help Wanted’ Sign For Techies And Luddites Alike

If you’ve ever dreamed of how cool it would be to work at Google, now’s your chance. The company added 3,000 people to its workforce last year, and it’s still hiring.

2013/03/01

Lady Gaga Lawsuit Looks At Overtime

Lady Gaga’s personal assistant has filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming she was not paid for 7,168 hours of work — amounting to $393,000, plus damages.

2013/03/01