The Republican presidential candidates had another debate this week.  Mitt Romney became the focus when the debate turned to immigration.  So, maybe it’s appropriate that we feature him this week.

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In previous posts, I have occasionally used the term “C-Suite,” causing a few folks to ask what I mean when I use that term.  It’s certainly not a term I invented, and now that I think about it, I’m using the corporate speak I’ve been critical of.  I think people ususally use the term as shorthand for the big dogs in a company or organization.

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Broadway lights were on again last night.  After19 days of theatres being dark, the stagehands strike was settled.  The primary issue (using fewer stagehands to open a show but paying them more) was compromised.

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The Illinois Human Rights Act was amended in the spring of this year to give employees the right to go directly into state court with a discrimination lawsuit rather than going throughthe administrative process of the Illinois Human Rights Department.  The amendment becomes effective in January of ‘08, so it has finally hit Illinois employers’ radar.

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One of the hottest corporate buzzwords today is “transparency.”  It’s used in all kinds of contexts, and as is the case with all corporate speak that catches fire, it’s used to mean all kinds of things.

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The brief tenure of the CEO of the Red Cross has come to an end. He has been forced to resign because of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate employee. The organization issued a press release saying that the CEO’s conduct reflected poor judgment on his part and impeded his ability to lead the organization.

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There is a good, down-to-earth article in careerbuilders.com about the difficulty of making the transition from manager to another leadership position.  The article focuses on seven pitfalls:  (1) Isolation; (2) Always having “The Answer”; (3) Staying too long with the existing team; (4) Attempting too much; (5) Captured by the wrong crowd; (6) Setting unrealistic expectations; and (7) Failing to build coalitions.  It’s a quick, substantive read.

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The upcoming holidays are associated with a variety of subjects: good cheer, stress, religion, commercialism, gifts and family traditions, just to name a few. One subject which normally doesn’t make the list is employment law–-but maybe it should. After all, the holidays provide employers with a number of liability pitfalls. Let’s consider a few.

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It appears the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez have a deal.  Check out the article below in the New York Times.

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When it comes to litigation prevention, a lot of attention is paid to firing.  But let’s not forget about the important subject of hiring.

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It may surprise you.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is flawed.  As you boomers will recall, the law was first enacted to say that you couldn’t discriminate against anyone in the age group between 40 and 65.  Then it was changed to have a cap of age 70.  Then the cap was removed altogether.

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Jon Hyman blogs about employment law and related subjects and mentioned in his most recent post my Age Discrimination–Solutions post (November 20).

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If you want to see the new rule in its entirety, you can click on the link in the first post on this subject.

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About right now, we all need a break.  We’ve dealt with so many people problems during the course of the year that we’re weary and sometimes have to struggle (if we’re honest) to be thankful at Thanksgiving.

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