How to Prove Your Investments in HR Technology Are Paying Off

?Technology advances rapidly and, when it does, it’s tempting to invest in new—or replacement—technology. The next best thing is always on the horizon. But company budgets are tight, and leaders want to... Read more »

Biden Signs Executive Order on Access to Abortion Services

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on July 8 directing federal agencies to take steps within their power to safeguard abortions and reproductive health services, including ensuring the availability of emergency contraceptive medications and... Read more »

Tax Considerations on Abortion-Related Travel Benefits

?Employers that are amending their health benefit plans to facilitate access to abortion will need to consider the tax treatment of abortion-related travel benefits, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on state... Read more »

PBGC Issues Final Rule on Assistance for Underfunded Union Pension Plans

The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) issued a final rule implementing changes to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program that will pay up to $91 billion to financially troubled multiemployer pension... Read more »

June Job Growth Blows Past Expectations

U.S. employers added 372,000 new jobs in June, surpassing economists’ forecasts and defying recessionary fears—at least for now, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Private-sector employment recovered... Read more »

D.C. Circuit Reinstates Two-Year Ban for Pilot Who Left Drug Test Early

?Takeaway: Transportation employees required to obtain federal certification must remember that regulatory agencies hold great sway over their livelihoods. Failure to follow an agency’s exact instructions concerning seemingly minor matters may have... Read more »

June Job Growth Blows By Expectations

?U.S. employers added 372,000 new jobs in June, surpassing economists’ forecasts and defying recessionary fears, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall employment continues to close... Read more »

June Job Growth Exceeds Expectations

?U.S. employers added 372,000 new jobs in June, surpassing economists’ forecasts, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall employment continues to close the gap with its... Read more »

Ask HR: How Can Applicants Know If They Fit a Company’s Culture?

?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 »

Abortion Outlook Rapidly Changing in States

?Employers are watching closely as states shift their laws governing abortion. State officials and courts acted quickly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, allowing states to... Read more »
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