Feds Extend Contractor Deadline for Filing FOIA Objections

?Federal officials announced on Feb. 7 that they have extended the deadline for contractors to submit objections to the public disclosure of their EEO-1 reports. Now the deadline is Feb. 17 at 11:59... Read more »

How to Work with a Workaholic Colleague

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Your colleague is the first one in and the last one to leave. They... Read more »

When Can HR Ask Applicants About Hearing Accommodations?

?HR professionals must recognize when it is legally acceptable to ask applicants health-related questions—including whether they have a hearing disability—and if they need job-related accommodations, according to updated guidance from the U.S.... Read more »

3 Tools to Replace the Performance Review

?In December, I suggested ways to revise conventional so-called “progressive discipline.” In January, I followed up on the topic based on reader input. This month, I want to remake the performance review.... Read more »

Here’s How People Managers Can Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

?Caregiver is the fastest-growing employee group, with 73 percent of all employees having some type of current caregiving responsibility, according to a recent Harvard Business School study titled The Caring Company. Many... Read more »

Workplace Romances Can Be Tricky, But Friendships Boost Retention

?We spend on average about one-third of our lives at work. Based on a traditional 40-hour workweek, that’s 2,080 hours a year with co-workers, direct reports or supervisors. Given the amount of... Read more »

Rejected Job Applicant May Go Forward with Disability Bias Claim

?Takeaway: An applicant for a position as a special education aide who was rejected after she failed a physical exam could bring her disability bias claim to trial where she showed that... Read more »

HR Roles Among the Fastest Growing in US

?An analysis of LinkedIn data is the latest evidence of the growing recognition of human resources as a business-critical function since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Five of the 25 fastest... Read more »

An Ethical Filter for Addressing Questionable Situations in the Workplace

?Sam is an HR director at a midsize manufacturing plant. At times, he feels at a loss for helping managers within his organization deal with ethical and moral challenges that come their... Read more »

HR Roles Among the Fastest Growing in U.S.

?An analysis of LinkedIn data is the latest evidence of the growing recognition of human resources as a business-critical function since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Five of the 25 fastest... Read more »
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