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.

Giving Workers Time Off to Vote Is Good Business

If civic responsibility isn’t reason enough for you to give employees time off to vote Tuesday, try these two: Employees who do get time off are more loyal and supportive of their employer. It may be the law. Since compliance…

October’s Hourly Earnings More Closely Watched Than Jobs

When the US Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report this morning, one number will be of special interest to economists as it should be to comp specialists, too: The average hourly earnings. The expectation by many economists is that…

ACLU Charges Facebook, 10 Employers With Men Only Targeting

One of the most powerful marketing features of sites like Facebook is the ability to target messages to specific groups. If you’re selling roofing and remodeling services in Silver Spring, Maryland, it makes sense to target your ads to homeowners…

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

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 articles through January 2nd. This is No. 30 of the 800 articles posted…

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…