The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new technical assistance on May 18, explaining the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to automated systems that incorporate artificial intelligence... Read more »
?Trent Savage figures the best HR legacy he can leave before he retires is to help make the profession less about hiring and firing and more about enabling employees to do great... Read more »
?States reported that 242,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending May 13, a decrease of 22,000 from last week’s level. First-time jobless claims began to rise earlier this year, with about... Read more »
Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Amidst record-breaking job turnover, leaders have been feeling pressure to pay attention to the... Read more »
This is a weekly roundup of the latest in HR News. Let’s start with the good Human Resources news: While this week saw many layoffs, they were smaller and not as splashy as... Read more »
?As compensation strategies take the spotlight, one of the largest private employers in the U.S. says it is skipping raises for some employees this year. Microsoft will not raise salaries for full-time... Read more »
?An estimated 15 percent to 20 percent of the world’s population exhibits some form of neurodivergence, according to various studies, and despite strides being made in advancing diversity and inclusion in the... Read more »
?There are some common mistakes employers should avoid when recruiting and hiring new graduates for entry-level positions, according to Yvonne Bell. She is senior vice president of people and culture at D2L,... Read more »
?Workers at a Blue Bird factory that builds electric school buses in Fort Valley, Ga., recently voted to unionize, a victory that unions are calling a step forward for labor in the... Read more »
?On May 11, Gov. Bill Lee signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law, making Tennessee the eighth state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Tennessee joins Indiana and Iowa in... Read more »
