As the end of 2022 approaches, it’s again time for plan sponsors to review their plan documents and plan operations to ensure compliance with increasingly complex qualification requirements and moving deadlines. While... Read more »
Amazon is doing it. Walmart is too. So is the federal government. These large employers, among others, are helping their workers to purchase homes by offering employer-assisted housing programs (EAHPs), which provide... Read more »
?Editor’s Note: In the SHRM Online column “Making HR Tech Easy” work tech expert Tim Sackett, SHRM-SCP, will make complex HR technology understandable for all HR professionals, because having a high competency in... Read more »
?The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported the start of the most severe flu season in over a decade, leading employers of all types to decide whether they... Read more »
?A union of federal employees has sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an effort to show that the EPA applied its remote-work policy unfairly and unevenly. On Oct. 20, the American... Read more »
?With inflation reaching 5.6 percent in France as of September, the French government has taken steps to alleviate the effects of rising costs on employees and employers in the country. Most of... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a proposed rule on Nov. 3 that would make it harder for unionized employees to vote out a union that they don’t support. “The big... Read more »
?Takeaway: An arbitration agreement between an employee and a sister company of the hospital she was suing for employment bias could not compel arbitration of the employee’s claims against the hospital. ?An... Read more »
?Takeaway: A workplace violence restraining order (WVRO) should be issued only if an employee has been subjected to violence or a credible threat of violence. Rude and aggressive behavior alone does not... Read more »
?Election Day and the days that follow can bring both joy and tension to workplaces. Some workers may openly celebrate the results—while others may feel sad, defeated or furious. Employees with different... Read more »
