When They Need to Take FMLA Leave, Who Should Workers Tell?
Employees must notify employers of their need to take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...
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Inclusion: Out of the Training Room and into Employees’ Hands
Employees’ daily interactions drive inclusion and belonging, and that means company leaders should move inclusion efforts out of the...
Supervisor’s Remarks Give Life to FMLA Retaliation Claim
A nurse who was fired after patients complained about her behavior during at-home visits may go to trial on...
Topless Dancers Are Employees, Not Contractors
A $4.5 million verdict for a class of topless dancers who worked for a Philadelphia club was upheld. The...
How to Recession-Proof Your HR Career
Despite a notably low unemployment rate, the U.S.’s long-running economic boom may well be nearing its end, as a...
Dollar General Agrees to Pay $6 Million for Alleged Race Bias in Hiring Process
Dollar General will pay $6 million to settle a race-discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Building a Learning Culture: What Small Employers Can Learn from Large Ones
Shining a spotlight on learning also underscores training as a recruitment and retention strategy for organizations of all sizes....
Federal HR Needs Agility to Meet Changing Workforce Needs
The federal workforce must have talent, learning and agility to fulfill its mission to serve Americans “the way they...
New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decisions
New York State now prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s (or a dependent’s) reproductive health decision-making. Businesses with...
As Life Spans Grow, IRS Wants to Lower Retirement Plan Required Payouts
With people living longer, the IRS has proposed reducing required distribution amounts from retirement plans beginning in 2021, which...
Don’t Tip Your Hand in Your Job Search
Your decision to pursue other employment may be in your best interests, but it is not in your employer’s...
Employers Look to Value-Based Health Care Strategies
Employers are nudging workers toward high-performing doctors and hospitals and away from wasteful services and low-rated health providers in...
Pie-Eating Contest Winner, Psychic Ability: Job Seekers Tout Kooky Accomplishments
Like the character Lily on “How I Met Your Mother,” who proudly listed her victory in a hotdog speed-eating...
Uber May Owe $640M for Misclassifying N.J. Workers
New Jersey’s labor department is seeking more than $640 million from Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors....
SHRM’s Vision for 2020
“Only one group is prepared to the voice of the future of work,” SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer...
Women Like Technology Work. It’s Time to Hire More of Them
If women have the chance to stay in their tech jobs and advance in their careers, many of them...
What Does It Take to Prove a Race-Discrimination Case?
When employees sue for race discrimination, do they have to show that the employer’s bias was the ultimate cause...
Active-Shooter Security Drills Are ‘Ineffective,’ Researchers Find
Employers may think that security drills can help save lives in the event of a mass shooting—like the one...
USCIS Proposes Raising Immigration Filing Fees
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed today to increase several immigration benefit filing fees for employers and to...
Learn About Social Security Contributions in Western Europe
Social security contributions are as varied in western Europe as in the Americas and eastern Europe. This article provides...