?When asked when her company transitioned to a fully remote work environment, Shenna Fitzgerald responded, “that Thursday when everybody was sent home.” It’s a flashbulb memory for so many business leaders: “March... Read more »
Whether it’s work schedules or health benefits, employees prefer to have options rather than a blanket approach imposed by their employer. The same is true with employee achievement rewards, which recognize employees... Read more »
?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with The Conversation to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly... Read more »
?Employee-led diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) groups, often part of employee resource groups (ERGs), encourage employees to be actively involved and engaged in developing a unique DE&I standard for each ERG. According to... Read more »
?The California Civil Rights Division (CRD) recently released updated guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the 2022 California pay data reports, which covered employers must submit via the... Read more »
?Employers are likely to see a shift in enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with a bigger budget, potentially new leadership and revised strategic priorities. President Joe Biden nominated... Read more »
?Takeaway: In a retaliation case, temporal proximity between an employee’s protected conduct and termination is not enough by itself to prove pretext. ?A longtime employee of an insurance company failed to show... Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered what could be an unprecedented level of burnout among U.S. workers. But even as the disease threat wanes, the burnout phenomenon hasn’t tapered off. A 2022 study by... Read more »
?A performance improvement plan (PIP) is typically a step in a progressive discipline policy—one that shouldn’t be rushed into too quickly or used for all types of performance deficiencies. If the performance... Read more »
?On Feb. 14, the federal government announced that it was again extending the deadline for employers to file objections to the disclosure of their EEO-1 data in response to a Freedom of... Read more »
