Viewpoint: Removing Roadblocks First-Generation Americans Face at Work

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies.  When my family immigrated from India to the U.S. nearly four decades ago, they... Read more »

Connecticut Employers Have New Burdens After Legislative Session

State & Local Updates #Paula Anthony and Thomas Moyher © Littler By Paula Anthony and Thomas Moyher © Littler July 10, 2023 Members may download one copy of our sample forms and... Read more »

Viewpoint: How to Be an Ally Without Making It About You

Many of us know that an ally is someone who is helpful to people different from themselves. But not many people realize that there are different types of allyship. Active allyship drives... Read more »

NLRB Rules Starbucks Violated Labor Law by Closing Ithaca Stores

?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on July 6 ordered Starbucks to reopen one of the three stores it closed in Ithaca, N.Y., and reinstate employees with backpay. It found the coffee... Read more »

5 Tips for Closing Benefits Communication Gaps

?As employee benefits open enrollment season looms, HR professionals will be spending a lot of time and resources to create and send messages to employees about benefits plans. Yet, many of these... Read more »

Companies Are Investing in Tech for Employees with Vision and Hearing Loss

?July is Disability Pride Month, in commemoration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. This month promotes disability awareness and aims to increase the visibility... Read more »

Strategies to Support Working Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

?Maintaining a healthy work/life balance is a challenge for many employees. But for Kay Lee Mynatt, it’s a necessity. She is the mother of two children. Her youngest son, Spencer, 1, has Down... Read more »

HR Internship Leads to CHRO Role

?You never know where a chance encounter might lead. For Josh Gottesman, SHRM-SCP, a lucky meeting led to an internship at age 27 that, nine years later, propelled him into his current... Read more »

Workplace Violence Prevention Rules are Coming for California Employers

? A grim reality in the wake of recent tragedies is that employers have a heightened interest in developing strategies to minimize workplace violence and related legal risks. For California employers, that... Read more »

Ask HR: How Can Service Workers Respond to Abusive Customers?

?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... Read more »
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