How to Create a Diversity Scorecard

?Yrthya Dinzey-Flores once worked for a media and entertainment company that was committed to enhancing their diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. But they had no data to track their progress. She... Read more »

D.C. Circuit Reverses Rulings that Browning-Ferris Wasn’t Joint Employer

?On July 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings that Browning-Ferris Industries of California wasn’t a joint employer, reviving a... Read more »

Employer Could Not Compel Arbitration Based on Electronically Signed Agreement

?Takeaway: When having an employee sign an arbitration agreement, a company should obtain convincing proof of the authenticity of the signature. If the agreement is signed electronically from a work computer, the... Read more »

Job Openings, Quits Continue to Fall

?Job openings fell by over 600,000 to 10.7 million in June, according to the monthly JOLTS report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The largest decreases in job openings were in retail... Read more »

How Technology Can Help Companies Tackle Job Seeker Fraud

?Imagine hiring a new employee who, when she showed up to start the job, was not the same person you had interviewed. That may be happening more often than you think. On... Read more »

Monkeypox: Who’s at Risk at Work?

?The recent outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S. and around the world poses an issue for employers whose employees—such as health care workers—are more susceptible to contracting the nonfatal virus. As of... Read more »

Federal Bill Would Offer Some Legal Protections for Gig Workers

?On July 20, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in the U.S. House to allow businesses to continue classifying their gig workers as independent contractors, while providing the gig workers... Read more »

NYC Pay Transparency Law May Result in Pay Compression

?New York City’s Wage Transparency Law takes effect Nov. 1, and employers—including businesses outside the city with job ads for remote work—are realizing one of the unintended outcomes of complying with the... Read more »

Does Your Company Offer Hearing Benefits?

?Employers’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives often overlook employees with hearing problems, according to a recent survey of about 800 employees by TruHearing, a hearing health care benefits platform in Draper,... Read more »

Decision Intelligence Poised to Give HR Leaders Help with Their Action Agendas

?Decision intelligence platforms may be the next big data analytics trend to support HR leaders’ efforts to improve employees’ work experiences.  Decision intelligence platforms use cloud computing and artificial intelligence to leverage... Read more »
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