EEOC Guidance Provides Examples of Accommodations for People with Visual Disabilities

​Employers should provide modifications such as flexible schedules, readers (whether human or technological) and assistive technology (such as audio alarms) as reasonable accommodations for individuals with visual disabilities, as long as there’s... Read more »

New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules Issued for Public Companies

​Public companies must disclose to shareholders “material” cybersecurity breaches within four business days of determining important information may have been accessed, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final rules announced... Read more »

India: What You Need to Know About the World’s Largest Workforce

​The United Nations estimates that India recently overtook China to become the world’s most populous nation, with more than 1.43 billion people. This has big implications for the world’s workforce. By 2030,... Read more »

ICE Proposes Pilot Program to Remotely Verify I-9s

​The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Aug. 3 proposed a pilot program for small employers to remotely verify I-9 forms—a program that would be similar to the remote verification alternative... Read more »

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims: 227K

​States reported that 227,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending July 29, an increase of 6,000 from last week’s unrevised level. For three weeks in late May and... Read more »

Episode 403: Structured Learning in Community for ADHD With Margaux Joffe

Workology Podcast interview talking with Margaux Joffe about ADHD, neurodiversity, and empowerment at work and beyond. The post Episode 403: Structured Learning in Community for ADHD With Margaux Joffe appeared first on... Read more »

NLRB Intensifies Scrutiny of Employer Policies

​On Aug. 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled a prior 2017 decision, Boeing, that had afforded flexibility for employer policies, and also overturned clarifying opinions, including Apogee Retail, that had... Read more »

Do Your Employees Know How to Report Misconduct?

​Workplace harassment happens in many U.S. workplaces, but most employees who witness or experience such misconduct do not report it to HR, according to a new report by software company HR Acuity,... Read more »

Democratic Politicians Urge Companies to ‘Double-Down’ on DE&I Efforts

​Days after 13 Republican state attorneys general warned Fortune 100 leaders to end racial preferences in hiring practices, a group of their Democratic counterparts encouraged these same companies to continue pursuing diversity,... Read more »

SHRM Joins White House to Help Build Cyber Workforce

​SHRM aims to provide free training to HR professionals to help advance the goal of recruiting, developing and retaining critical cyber talent in the United States. It is expected that at least... Read more »
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