Bias Lawsuit Filed One Day After Expiration of Statute of Limitations Might Go Forward

?Takeaway: The one-year period given to an employee to file a bias lawsuit under FEHA after the DFEH has concluded its processing of the complaint may be extended when the employee missed the... Read more »

Talking Taboo: Making the Most of Polarizing Discussions at Work

When politics, sex, race, religion, and other polarizing subjects come up in conversation among co-workers, what happens next? SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, explains why some topics are taboo... Read more »

More Authentic Workplaces Lead to Better Retention, Productivity

?How comfortable is your staff with being themselves in the workplace? A recent Jobsage survey posed this question to 1,900 employed Americans. They do value being authentic, according to the study. However, 7 in 10... Read more »

​ What’s It like Being Child-Free 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 »

Court Overturns California Law Requiring Women on Boards of Directors

?A recent ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court overturned California’s law requiring companies to include women on their boards of directors. The court found that the state’s gender diversity rule violates the... Read more »

Ask an Expert: Pregnancy Accommodations

?When an employee has a high-risk pregnancy, HR professionals frequently have questions about how to handle accommodation requests. Federal laws that may come into play are the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Family... Read more »

Ask HR: How Should You Handle Counteroffers?

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 him... Read more »

Job Market Still Growing, Showing First Signs of Cooling

U.S. employers added 390,000 new jobs in May, possibly indicating the beginning of a slowdown in job creation, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the past year,... Read more »

SHRM Asks IRS Not to Increase Employer Reporting Burdens Under Proposed ACA Fix

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has asked the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that proposed regulations expanding access to subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans to employees’ family... Read more »

Interest Rebounds for Working In-Person Restaurant, Hospitality Jobs

?Job seekers are showing greater interest in postings for work that is more likely to require onsite attendance, according to jobs site Indeed. This could signal brighter days for employers that have... Read more »
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