Congress Examines ‘Future of Work’ Issues
Lawmakers have begun considering solutions to worries arising from the growing adoption of automation technologies and the potentially tremendous...
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Remind Workers of These Tax Tips
Tax season means it’s time for HR departments to advise employees to review their paycheck withholding and consider increasing...
More Older Workers Are Staying in the Workforce in Ireland
The number of older employees in the Irish workforce has doubled in the last 20 years, making it more...
Deadline Looming to Comply with Kari’s Law
Feb. 16 is the deadline for companies with multi-line telephone systems installed or manufactured after February 2020 to comply...
Marijuana and the Workplace: What’s New for 2020?
Employers have been grappling with confusing marijuana laws for years—and the rules are getting tougher to navigate as more...
More Jobs May Result from This Week’s Global Trade Deals
Proponents of global trade had a good week: The Senate passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) on Jan....
Supreme Court Considers When Pension Plans May Be Sued
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 13 in a case involving when plaintiffs may sue pension plans...
CNN Joint-Employer Settlement Is Largest in NLRB’s History: $76 Million
CNN reached the largest settlement ever with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Jan. 10, agreeing to pay...
House Passes Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 15 passed by a vote of 261 to 155 the Protecting Older...
Using Pictures and Storytelling to Present Business Data
Do you want people to pay attention when you present HR data? Do you want to motivate leadership to...
What Does It Take to Prove Age Discrimination?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 15 in Babb v. Wilkie, a case that asks what standard...
House Committee Advances Bipartisan Pregnancy Accommodation Bill
Many pregnant workers would be entitled to receive a reasonable accommodation under a bipartisan bill that the U.S. House...
Sharing Tacos Breaks Down Workplace Differences
Whether presented at family meals, holiday get-togethers, restaurants or coffee shops, food has the rare power to bring people...
Justices Kick ERISA Stock-Drop Case Back to Appellate Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent a case brought by IBM employees who participated in the company’s retirement plan...
Organizations Will Need Data Analytics to Survive
At the Society for Human Resource Management People Analytics conference on Jan. 14, keynote speaker Jack Phillips, CEO and...
An Open Enrollment ‘Look Back’ Captures What You’ve Learned
As the year ended, HR wrapped up another open enrollment season. Before moving on, however, standing back and reviewing...
It’s Time to Review Your Employee Handbook
A new year inevitably brings new workplace laws, whether at the federal, state or local level. So January is...
Paid Family Leave, on the Rise, Helps Women Stay in the Workforce
Extending paid time off (PTO) for family caregiving is one way that leading-edge companies are revamping rewards packages outside...
Unlimited vs. Limited PTO: Which One Is Right for Your Workplace?
Unlimited paid time off (PTO) offers advantages for workers and employers, but it isn’t the best option for every...
Follow OSH Act When Evaluating Respiratory Hazards
Employers must evaluate respiratory hazards at their workplace whenever the potential exists for employees to be overexposed to contaminants,...