?The IRS is once again raising the standard mileage rate. The agency on Dec. 29 announced that the 2023 business standard mileage rate is increasing to 65.5 cents, up 3 cents from... Read more »
?A new ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) modifies the test used to determine whether a group is an appropriate collective bargaining unit, making it easier for unions to get... Read more »
?After spending significant money on training sessions, employers may feel the investment was a waste if an employee leaves shortly thereafter. Some employers require workers to pay back the cost of training... Read more »
?An hourly worker forgets to complete his time card but then receives an automated “nudge” via text to remind him to do so. A few days before running payroll, a manager receives... Read more »
?Job coaches help train employees with many different types of disabilities, including individuals with autism and persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Employers should be aware of and not be influenced by myths... Read more »
?Two recent developments out of Annapolis pose new challenges for Maryland employers confronted with claims of harassment. Effective Oct. 1, Maryland’s employee-friendly Senate Bill 450 and Senate Bill 451 lowered the applicable... Read more »
?Takeaway: To prove hostile environment sexual harassment, an employee must show more than that her co-workers were unkind to her. The objectionable conduct must be frequent and severe and it must interfere... Read more »
?A lawsuit filed last year against Kroger Co. and two of its managers for the wrongful death of a worker who died by self-inflicted wounds in March 2021 challenges a long-held “suicide rule” in Ohio... Read more »
?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like... Read more »
The following transcript is provided unedited. Brian McComak: When I was at AMC Regency Square eight, which I worked at in the early nineties, we expanded that to a 20 screen movie... Read more »
