Monthly Archives: April 2006

More Ninth Circuit News

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Lori Dorn

In a recent ruling, the Ninth Circuit ruled that employers can set separate grooming standards for men and women as long as those standards are not based upon gender stereotypes or would be otherwise burdensome on one gender over the … Continue reading →

Hammonds Redux

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Lori Dorn

Nearly a year later, Keith Hammonds is still trying to defend his article, “Why We Hate HR”. (no, I really don’t want to link to it again…) According to the HRO 2006 website: In August, 2005, Keith Hammonds wrote one … Continue reading →

Fourth Best

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Lori Dorn

According to a national survey conducted by Money magazine and Salary.com, the Human Resources Manager position is the fourth best job in America. The survey, which took many different factors into consideration such as growth, pay, stress level and responsibility … Continue reading →

When In Doubt

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Lori Dorn

…PROMOTE. Wal-Mart promotes executive who warned of sick workers By Bloomberg News | April 6, 2006 A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive who suggested last year that the world’s largest retailer should avoid hiring unhealthy workers has been promoted to head … Continue reading →