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 »

Recruiter’s Lawsuit Challenges Diversity Program on Religious Grounds

​A large multinational foodservice company is facing a federal lawsuit after firing a California recruiter who refused to administer the company’s diversity program for religious reasons. On July 24, Courtney Rogers sued... Read more »

How HR Can Support Working Parents During Back-to-School Season

​Back-to-school season is a hectic time when parents are focused on ensuring their children have everything they need to succeed in the academic year ahead. Employers of all sizes should be aware... Read more »

Case Will Analyze Whether Job Transfers Can Be Discriminatory Action

​The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that will clarify whether a mandatory job transfer can be considered a discriminatory employment action under federal law. On June 30, the Supreme Court agreed... Read more »

The Meaning of ‘Woke’

​It’s been three years since bystander footage went viral of a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes. The ensuing outrage and empathy surrounding... Read more »

Resumes with They/Them Pronouns More Likely to Be Ignored

Job applicants who include gender-neutral pronouns on their resumes are less likely to be contacted by employers, according to a recent study by Business.com. In the report, researchers submitted two phantom resumes... Read more »

Comprehensive DE&I Strategies May Result from Supreme Court Ruling

​Employers may not see sweeping changes to voluntary and mandatory affirmative action in employment, which some observers forecast following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down affirmative action in higher education. Instead,... Read more »

Republican Attorneys General Warn Employers Against Race-Based Discrimination

​Attorneys general from 13 states recently sent a letter to business leaders, warning them to end racial preferences in hiring. On July 13, the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky... Read more »

Some US Employers Start to Move to 4-Day Workweek

​U.S. businesses are slowly inching toward implementing a four-day workweek, but working 32  hours is not necessarily open to all employees, according to a report from ResumeBuilder.com. Among the 600 U.S. business... Read more »

How to Implement an Effective Return-to-Office Strategy

​While many companies have embraced remote-work arrangements, others have identified a need to bring employees back to the workplace, whether in a hybrid or entirely in-person fashion. Once the decision has been... Read more »
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