When Companies Ignore Law

Topics: Futures, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Technology and Law, by Heather Bussing
If you read uber or airbnb’s terms of service you learn that neither company is responsible if something bad happens. Why?
 

HRExaminer v5.10

In our multi-part series, Quantified HR, John Sumser shows how HR will increasingly be a quantified sport and files his next Google Glass Field Report, where he tells of the world he’s experiencing through his new lenses. Marc Effron has No Comment, but it’s not what it sounds like. Heather Bussing points out the warning signs in When Companies Stop Innovating. In today’s live HR Examiner Radio show at 2PM Eastern John interviews Bucky Couch, head of the Lumesse Americas region. Enjoy!
 

When Companies Stop Innovating

The way to tell when a company has stopped innovating is when it starts filing lawsuits to protect the status quo.
 

No Comment

“We need far more offerings of original thought then we do evaluative comments about what others think. ” – Marc Effron
 

HRExaminer v5.09

Dive into Five Links, an Engaging Mish Mash of stories that are likely to leave you better off than when you found them. Heather Bussing angles for an Oscar in, When Content Ownership Doesn’t Matter, and warms up for her acceptance speech with a rant on computer angst in, One Minute Remaining. John Sumser discusses the Obamacare website debacle in, The Desire For Certainty, and closes out this issue with his interview of Jeanne Achille, CEO and founder of the award-winning agency Devon. Enjoy!
 

When Content Ownership Doesn’t Matter

Who owns the Oscar Selfie? Ellen, Bradley Cooper, or someone else? Legal Editor Heather Bussing breaks down all the legal fine points.
 

One Minute Remaining

Topics: Heather Bussing, HR Technology, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
“But mostly, if you tell me one more time that there is “one minute remaining,” and it is really 42 minutes, I will have violent thoughts, and wish horrible things happen to you. Like drive-by bikini-waxing.” – Heather Bussing
 

HRExaminer v5.07

In this week’s feature, Failing Forward, Jason Lauritsen explores the human side of failing while in the pursuit of innovation and higher performance. Heather Bussing contributes articles on The Software Compatibility Quagmire plus Privacy Laws and Resources. In our on-demand edition of HR Examiner Radio, John Sumser interviews Hireology CEO Adam Robinson and today’s live radio show features Danielle Weinblatt, CEO of Take the Interview (tune it at 2PM EST).
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Privacy Laws & Resources

Topics: Employment Law, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Policies, Privacy, by Heather Bussing
John Sumser and I are teaching Social Media and Internet Law again this semester. And we’ve been looking at privacy rights. Here are some of the resources that we are using.
 

The Software Compatibility Quagmire

The hardest thing about work is not the work itself. It’s working with others. The same is true for systems and software.