Lankenau & Miller, LLP

06/14/2016

Unfair layoff practices - employees finally speak out. Don't let this happen to you!

Those who have lost jobs to foreigners on temporary visas, in particular, have begun to speak out despite their severance agreements with companies.

05/22/2016

They kept their jobs, but what did they lose in the process?

Born and raised in Detroit, Dominique Morisseau has written three plays about her hometown. Her latest explores the lives of auto workers struggling to keep their jobs during the 2008 economic crisis.

02/29/2016

*How* layoffs are conducted is just as important as the why and when. https://hbr.org/2016/02/a-guide-to-being-compassionate-during-layoffs?

This is no time to play the tough guy.

11/03/2015

Some of the signs are blatantly obvious, but others may be so subtle you'd never see the pink slips coming.

08/31/2015

You CAN survive a layoff, and even thrive. Here's how.

Job loss can be among the most devastating life events both emotionally and financially, and it's something nearly 1,500 Chicago-area workers are dealing with from just three recent corporate layoffs.

08/30/2015

When a layoff looms...

Sometimes a job loss isn't a surprise, with weeks or months of telltale signs of looming cuts. If your job is in jeopardy, the time to act is now. Here's how.

06/10/2015

Laid off and moping? Get back on the phone!

Mobile data is providing unexpected insights into all sorts of aspects of human behavior -- and now you can add depressed moping to the list. Economists are now using anonymized mobile data to understand the impact of mass layoffs across society, including the ways they may lead to long-term unemplo…

03/22/2015

How do layoffs affect society? Read on about a new study...

Being laid off causes long-term trust issues even when the employee gets hired by another company. The world-wide financial crisis of just a few years ago makes this a global crisis.

03/09/2015

Buyouts vs downsizing - take a side!

At the beginning of the week, Gov. Charlie Baker announced the first step in trying to close the commonwealth's budget deficit. He proposed a plan to

02/01/2015

Best way to prepare for, and recover from, a layoff? Polish up that resume!

Before you get called into human resources for an exit package, now is the time to redo the résumé, get active on social media and register for industry lunches to network. If you don’t know where to start, your regional Workforce Solutions, the government-run employment assistance program, offers c…

01/28/2015

Job security = happy, more productive employees!

The benefits outweigh the costs.

01/14/2015

2015: Year of the Tech Job?

2015 is primed to be a robust year for job creation and hiring among businesses in the IT channel.