Is Pay Transparency Good for Business?

?Victoria M. Walker viewed her tweet as a way to put information in one central location to avoid answering individual inquiries from fellow reporters while on vacation. It didn’t work out that... Read more »

How Companies Benefit from Partnering with Unions

?When John Fenton, CEO of Patriot Rail Co., first looked at his railroad’s stevedoring business, it was ugly: Productivity was weak. Safety was sketchy. Freight damage claims were high. He headed to... Read more »

Wage Growth at Small Businesses Stays Strong

The pace of wage increases at small businesses in the U.S. continues to escalate, as August saw average hourly earnings growth hitting 5.18 percent compared to 5.03 percent in July 2022, according... Read more »

Chipotle Restaurant Votes to Unionize

?Employees at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing, Mich., have voted to unionize—the first union at the nationwide fast-food chain. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media... Read more »

NLRB Upholds Tesla Employees’ Right to Wear Union Logos

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently confirmed that employers cannot stop employees from displaying union insignia or wearing union apparel, unless they can prove a valid reason for the restriction.... Read more »

NLRB Issues Proposed Rule on Who Is a Joint Employer

?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Sept. 6 issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on the standard for who is a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The... Read more »

Inching Forward on Benefits: Meeting Employees’ Needs

?When Tyson Miller’s stepfather passed away last year, he wasn’t handling it well. “I haven’t dealt with much death,” says Miller, an employee at Chegg, an education technology company with 1,700 employees... Read more »

Government Will Not Enforce Vaccine Mandate for Contractors

?On Aug. 31, the Biden administration updated its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance on the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate. According to the new guidance, the federal government will take no... Read more »

Amazon Loses Initial Challenge to Union Victory in New York

?A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official has rejected Amazon’s initial challenge to the union win at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM... Read more »

Confidentiality Is Key When Employees Are on FMLA or ADA Leave

?Whether an employee is on continuous or intermittent leave, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) restrict sharing information about the employee in virtually the same... Read more »
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