GE Will Pay $61 Million to Settle 401(k) Mismanagement Lawsuit

​General Electric recently agreed to pay $61 million to settle claims that its underperforming retirement plan cost its employees millions of dollars. The settlement document was filed on Oct. 6 with a... Read more »

Middle Managers

​Middle managers have long spoken out about the difficulties they face in trying to communicate and enforce directives from company leaders without having a say in or knowing the full reasoning behind... Read more »

Middle Managers Are Crucial—and Overlooked

​Middle managers have long spoken out about the difficulties they face in trying to communicate and enforce directives from company leaders without having a say in or knowing the full reasoning behind... Read more »

UAW Widens Strike Against GM, Stellantis

[This article has been updated.] The strike against General Motors (GM) and Stellantis, limited up to this point, will be expanded at noon today because not enough progress has been made in... Read more »

Discrimination Claims Can Proceed Based on Employee Status

​An editor-in-chief for a New York magazine owned by Cohen Media Group can go forward with her lawsuit claiming discrimination, harassment and retaliation, a federal district court recently ruled—after determining she was... Read more »

Dealing with Toxic Employees

In the midst of the pandemic, the Great Resignation shook the American workforce. Between April and September 2021, a record 24 million Americans resigned from their jobs. Employers were left desperate for... Read more »

What Are the Right Communications Platforms for Your Team?

Employees often cite “poor communication” as a prime reason for their frustration at work. But given the vast and expanding options for communication available to today’s workers, the problem is far from... Read more »

Why Many Black Workers Don’t Want to Return to the Office

As more companies implement return-to-office mandates, multiple reports show that many Black employees prefer to work remotely to avoid racial microaggressions in the… Read more »

Why Do Nonprofit Organizations Fall Short of Their Potential?

​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 »

Reducing Employee Conflict

​After discovering a co-worker washing out his colostomy bag in the restroom at his workplace, another employee complained to his boss about it. The manager, similarly disturbed by the behavior, went to... Read more »
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