Open Enrollment Guide & Resources

Companies are preparing to kick off open enrollment for their employees to choose their workplace benefits. Health, vision, dental, life insurance … even pet insurance may be up for grabs.  How can HR... Read more »

Beyond Headcount Planning: New Tech Addresses Labor Shortage Issues

?Workforce planning has long involved using spreadsheets to create an accurate employee headcount based on projected financial metrics. While such planning remains essential for HR and talent leaders, many are finding they... Read more »

Fine-Tune Benefits Before Open Enrollment

Open enrollment this fall for 2023 employee benefits is an opportunity for organizations to showcase the value of the benefits packages they provide to employees—and to help stem high turnover rates. If... Read more »

SHRM Praises Introduction of Child and Elder Care Benefits Bill

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has written to congressional sponsors of legislation that would exclude the value of employer-provided child and dependent care benefits from an employee’s regular pay for... Read more »

Rhode Island Enacts New Tip Protection Law

?On June 28, Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed new tip protection legislation. The statute prohibits employers of tipped employees from retaining tips, creates new requirements for tip pools, and sets requirements... Read more »

In Growing Trend, Minnesota Legalizes THC Edibles

On June 2, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed House File (H.F.) 4065 into law, a measure that provides legal clarity regarding hemp-derived consumables stemming from the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also... Read more »

New Jersey Court Declares Non-Disparagement Provisions Valid

?In a decision that may be useful to employers drafting severance and litigation settlement agreements in New Jersey, a panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division found that provisions requiring parties to... Read more »

Ask HR: Can You Land a Job with Only Academic Experience?

?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 him... Read more »

Quiz: How Well Do You Understand I-9 Compliance?

Members may download one copy of our sample forms and templates for your personal use within your organization. Please note that all such forms and policies should be reviewed by your legal... Read more »

Don’t Hide Mistakes. Learn from Them

?Sometimes the most important lessons we learn at work are from the mistakes we make. Roberta Matson was 24 when she was promoted to director of HR for a commercial real estate... Read more »
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