According to an article posted on Workforce.com dated 11/20/2008 the predictions are for continued consolidation and a lean year ahead for the Talent Management Software industry.
The economic downturn could speed consolidation in HR software, industry experts say. HR technology consultant Naomi Bloom expects consolidation not just among talent management players, but also in the broader [...]

Continuation of post introducing various HR issues being addressed in Washington DC and providing additional information on each topic.
Washington is much more union-friendly now that it was before the 2008 elections. Watch for Congress to pass laws allowing employees to unionize by signing cards (rather than by a secret ballot vote). Democrats will now also gain control [...]

After two years the Department of Labor has just released its final regulatory updates to the Family Leave Act. These new regulations we be effective on January 16, 2009.
While attorneys and other “interested” observers are pouring over the 201 page document published in the Federal Registry, it doesn’t appear, at first glance, to have any [...]

Paul is on vacation this week. HR Fact Friday will return next Friday, 11/21.

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Continuation of post last week introducing various HR issues being addressed in Washington DC and providing more information on each topic.
Immigration reform has been on the Congressional back burner since bipartisan reform efforts died in the Summer of 2007. Now, Congress seems much more likely to impose a mandated, national verification system on employers, a temporary [...]