John Zappe

John Zappe is the editor of TLNT.com and a contributing editor of ERE.net. John was a newspaper reporter and editor until his geek gene lead him to launch his first website in 1994. He developed and managed online newspaper employment sites and sold advertising services to recruiters and employers. Before joining ERE Media in 2006, John was a senior consultant and analyst with Advanced Interactive Media and previously was Vice President of Digital Media for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group.

Besides writing for ERE, John consults with staffing firms and employment agencies, providing content and managing their social media programs. He also works with organizations and businesses to assist with audience development and marketing. In his spare time he can be found hiking in the California mountains or competing in canine agility and obedience competitions.

You can contact him here.

California Employers Must Pay For Expected Off-the-Clock Time

California employers who regularly have their hourly workers do brief, after-hours tasks must pay them for the time, the state’s Supreme Court said Thursday. In a case arising out of a Starbucks shift supervisor suing for the off-the-clock time he…

SHRM Members Take to Twitter to Condemn Taylor’s White House Photo Op

What in years past would have been considered a benign ceremony at which SHRM signed on to a new White House training initiative, has turned into a Twitter contretemps over the symbolism of the HR organization’s participation. “HR professionals supposedly…

Happy 4th! Here’s What Was Trending in 1776

It’s Independence Day here in the United States. In honor of the day, 242 years ago that the Declaration of Independence was approved, Americans celebrate with parades, barbecues and fireworks. In 1776, it took 5 days for a copy of…

Court Says Government Workers Can’t Be Forced to Pay Unions

There’s much hand-wringing and hand clapping today over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to unions. In a 5-4 vote, the Court’s conservative majority ruled that laws requiring teachers, firefighters, police and other…

Reconvening Its Task Force and Filing 7 Suits, EEOC Signals Sex Harassment Still a Top Priority.

The EEOC sent a powerful signal last week that sexual harassment was still squarely on its radar filing 7 lawsuits against employers across the nation while reconvening its Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace. “As…

Labor Department Says Gig Workers Are Fewer Than Thought

The gig economy is smaller than we think. Or maybe, it’s how we think of the gig economy that has resulted in estimates that a third of the workforce are part of it and that 57 million people earned money…

Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Baker In Wedding Cake Discrimination

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. However, the 7-2 decision sets no precedent, instead the majority said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed a…

In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Life

Today is Memorial Day, here in the United States. The day commemorates those who died in the service of their country. In honor of America’s war dead, and in recognition of those of all nations who answered their country’s call…

Supreme Court Says Employers Can Force Workers Into Arbitration Instead of Class Action Suits

Editor’s note: A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that employers can force workers to go to arbitration over workplace grievances, rather than filing lawsuits. The 5-4 decision by the court’s more conservative members upholds arbitration clauses in employment…

Only HR Managers Are Immune From the Robots

When the robots arrive, some of you people out there in HR land are doomed. Utterly doomed! How do I know this? An algorithm told me. Go ahead and shake your head over the sheer preposterousness of it all. While…

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