The Great Compromise: Return-to-Office Gains Steam

As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes further into the rearview mirror, business leaders and HR professionals find themselves navigating the next great challenge: bringing employees back to the office. Many companies are at... Read more »

Soft Skills Training Also Requires Coaching

​Former employment attorney and author Jathan Janove writes for SHRM Online on how to inject greater humanity into HR compliance. Jathan welcomes your questions and suggestions for future columns. Contact him at the email... Read more »

Why CEOs Want Employees Back in the Office

​When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, millions of office workers packed up their laptops, went home and haven’t seen a five-day office workweek since. But even during those peak pandemic years,... Read more »

The Great Compromise: Return-to-Office Policies Are Evolving

​There’s a new lounge in the administrative offices at Ability Beyond where employees can take a break or hold an informal meeting. There are also quiet offices for private conversations and heads-down,... Read more »

The 15-Minute Meeting

​Few people, from the summer intern right up to the boardroom elite, like workplace meetings. Case in point: Billionaire Mark Cuban once told Inc. magazine, “The only way you’re going to get... Read more »

What Happened When States Banned Affirmative Action?

​After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education last month, some workplace experts warned that the decision could spell doom for corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) programs.... Read more »

Federal Court Upholds Lower Court’s Dismissal of FMLA, ADA Claims

Takeaway: 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a former employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claim, even though her employer did not notify her of her rights and responsibilities under... Read more »

Employer Liable for Supervisor’s Deletion of Texts

​Takeaway: Many employers allow employees to use their personal cellphones to conduct business, and few have policies governing that data. In this case, a Texas federal court denied an employer summary judgment... Read more »

Employers May Need to Change Religious Accommodation Policies

​In light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month, employers may need to examine and modify their policies on religious accommodations. The ruling makes it harder for employers to deny employees’ requests... Read more »

Pennsylvania Legislature Seeks to Refine Equal Pay and Antidiscrimination Laws

​The Pennsylvania legislature is considering measures that would expand the state Equal Pay Law and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA). The following is a summary of the latest developments. Senate Bill... Read more »
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