The Role of AI in Retaining Top Talent

?The ability to retain top talent is top of mind for employers, HR professionals, managers and supervisors in companies of all kinds across all geographies. As they frantically struggle to find reliable... Read more »

School District Not Liable for Negligence Based on Teacher’s Sexual Relationship with Student

?Takeaway: A school district was not liable for negligent supervision of a high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, even though the age of consent in California... Read more »

Court Strikes Down Arbitration Agreement Signed as Part of Employee Handbook

Takeaway: Courts often take a dim view of employee arbitration clauses and may invalidate one if it is included as part of an employee handbook or other document that undermines its status... Read more »

Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment’s Application to Public Employees

The U.S. Supreme Court clarified the scope of the First Amendment’s application to public employees June 27 in a case involving a football coach, Joseph Kennedy, who was fired for praying while at... Read more »

Encouraging Employees to Be Intrapreneurs Pays Off

An “intrapreneurship” program, which lets employees act like entrepreneurs by developing new products or services, is an unconventional benefit that can help boost productivity and retention. Intrapreneurship also offers career-development opportunities—something that... Read more »

Leading Teams Through Tough Times with Empathy

?Unprecedented circumstances have led managers to a more difficult balancing act when it comes to demonstrating empathy while also insisting on accountability in today’s workplace. As companies, managers and workers navigate out... Read more »

Court Addresses the Duty to Accommodate Employee’s Religion

Takeaway: An employer is generally advised to try to make an accommodation that would wholly eliminate the conflict between its requirement and an employee’s religious belief. If there are no reasonable means... Read more »

Document, Document, Document: But How?

?Documenting employee actions and behaviors is a vital responsibility for managers, so much so that one leading employment attorney encourages employers to include it in managers’ job descriptions. Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP,... Read more »

​ What’s It Like Being Childfree at Work? [2022 Study]

The voices of childless workers regarding unfair treatment by employers are growing louder. In this recent study, employees told ResumeLab about how managers treat parents vs. non-parents at work. “Come on, if you had... Read more »

Learn to Better Manage Your Time

?”Busy does not equal results,” admonished Julie D. Burch during her laughter-filled, standing-room-only concurrent session at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2022 in New Orleans on June 13. “It’s about [being]... Read more »
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