By Robert S. Gilmore and Kirsten B. Mooney From Hollywood to Washington, claims of sexual harassment against powerful people have dominated national headlines for months, fueling the #MeToo movement of women stepping forward with their own accounts of sexual...
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“Save Local Businesses Act” proposes answers to joint employer uncertainties
by Rob Gilmore Imagine a franchise sandwich shop located here in Cleveland that employs a dozen workers. Though it's part of a franchise, the restaurant is independently owned, pays its workers directly and manages their day-to-day supervision. And yet those same...
Morgan Stanley’s Decision to Leave the Protocol for Broker Recruiting Could Reshape Financial Industry
On October 30, Morgan Stanley announced that it would leave the Protocol for Broker Recruiting — an agreement among more than 1,500 financial firms that lays out rules for financial advisers to follow when they leave one firm for another. The decision shocked the...
5 Lessons from the Google Manifesto: Free speech in the workplace
\ When now-fired Google employee James Damore sent out a lengthy memo to colleagues last week expressing his opinions about the gender gap in the company, it sparked a national debate about diversity in the technology industry. He was pilloried by some who believed he...
Put it in Writing: Dos and Don’ts for Creating an Employee Handbook
By Rob S. Gilmore Many businesses consider the employee handbook a necessary evil, prompting eye rolls and reluctant attention from HR staff and new hires alike. But done right, the handbook can be short, sweet and meaningful -- an opportunity for clear and concise...