More employers will be required to submit workplace injury and illness information under a final rule released by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on July 17. The new rule... Read more »
The government in British Columbia (B.C.) enacted the Pay Transparency Act in May to improve pay equity and address systemic discrimination that indigenous women, women of color, immigrant women, women with disabilities... Read more »
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently provided important clarification of the requirements for nonsolicitation agreements under Georgia’s 2011 Restrictive Covenants Act. In North American Senior Benefits v. Wimmer, the court held that... Read more »
Attorneys general from 13 states recently sent a letter to business leaders, warning them to end racial preferences in hiring. On July 13, the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky... Read more »
Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Prior to the Supreme Court’s recent bombshell decision on affirmative action, some predicted that... Read more »
New York City’s law regulating employers’ use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) in hiring and promotions entered its enforcement phase July 5 after months of delays. The first-of-its-kind law requiring employers... Read more »
Record-breaking temperatures are hitting triple digits in some places across the U.S., putting workers at risk. An estimated 63 million people in the U.S. are under heat alerts stretching from Southern California... Read more »
The long-anticipated proposed rule to update overtime regulations has arrived at the White House and is pending review, the White House Office of Management and Budget said on its website last week,... Read more »
As a tight labor market and inflationary pressures linger, employers are looking to continue competitive pay hikes for employees in 2024—although the aggressiveness of raises may be starting to cool, new data... Read more »
Takeaway: Under Section 207 of the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employer can lawfully reduce an employee’s nonovertime rate of pay in certain situations so long as the rate reduction isn’t designed... Read more »
