?In the final hours of the 2023 legislative session, the New York Legislature passed the Clean Slate Act. If signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, it will provide for the automatic sealing of... Read more »
?As the pandemic-era student loan payment pause nears its end, one major U.S. company is joining a small but growing cache of employers offering a benefit to help employees tackle student debt.... Read more »
?When Amy Hirsh Robinson took over as chief people officer at King’s Hawaiian in 2020, she came in with a bold approach: She wanted to kill the company’s performance reviews. “I’ve always... Read more »
?States reported that 264,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending June 17, unchanged from last week’s revised level. This is the highest level for initial claims since October... Read more »
?Executives must make decisions about what their company’s priorities should be, and HR leaders can—and should—influence those decisions. “Be influential, not just an influencer,” said Vivian Hairston Blade, president and CEO of... Read more »
?Feeling a bit frayed around the edges? Energy zapped, emotionally drained, decreased job satisfaction? Burnout is real for HR professionals. Your work often involves handling workplace complaints and investigations, dealing with multiple... Read more »
?Federal and state laws regarding antitrust concerns and whistleblowing have evolved in recent years, so it’s important for HR professionals to stay up-to-date on legal compliance. “Keep yourself safe,” Christine Walters, an... Read more »
?Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., informed Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on June 20 that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), which Sanders chairs, has begun an investigation into the... Read more »
?After months of uncertainty, the rulemaking process for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the first-ever comprehensive U.S. data privacy law applicable to HR data, concluded on March 29. California employers can... Read more »
?Recent reporting has pushed the idea that we are experiencing the extinction of some white-collar jobs due to a conflation of economic factors and the emergence of powerful automation and AI. Are... Read more »
