As Workplace Mental Health Worsens, Employee Engagement Plummets

?Citing long hours and excessive workloads, more than one-third of U.S. workers (34 percent) say their mental health is declining, according to a recent survey from The Conference Board. The survey of... Read more »

Employers Step Up with Emergency Savings Accounts

?The state of emergency savings in the U.S. is anemic. A recent survey by personal finance website Bankrate and polling company SSRS found that nearly half (48 percent) of American adults lack... Read more »

How to Manage Fiduciary Liability Through Prudence and Care

?In the past few years, retirement plan sponsors have been getting strong signals about the need to carefully manage and monitor their plans. In January 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in... Read more »

HR Leaders Express Concerns About the Future of Generative AI

?In an effort to reassure the more than 450 senior HR executives that attended the recently held Irresistible 2023 global conference for HR leaders in Los Angeles, global HR analyst Josh Bersin... Read more »

Supreme Court Strikes Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 30 to strike down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan—a decision that could put a spotlight on student loan benefits offered by employers. The Biden administration... Read more »

Employees Star in Homegrown Training Videos

?Lights! Camera! Action! At some organizations, workplace thespians are starring in the training videos their fellow employees are watching. It’s a more personalized approach to training that off-the-shelf videos lack, some employers... Read more »

Ask HR: How Can Job Seekers Get Ready for Fewer Job Openings?

?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 »

State by State: Paid Sick Leave

More from This Series After the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired, along with its mandate for employers to provide paid sick leave, state and local lawmakers stepped in to... Read more »

Employees Star in Home-Grown Training Videos

?Lights! Camera! Action! At some organizations, workplace thespians are starring in the training videos their fellow employees are watching. It’s a more personalized approach to training that off-the-shelf videos lack, some employers... Read more »

Supreme Court Dismantles Affirmative Action in College Admissions

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in a 6-3 decision to curb affirmative action in higher education—ending a four-decade precedent that allowed colleges and universities to broadly consider applicants’ race... Read more »
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