Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect Today

?The obligation under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions kicks in today. We’ve gathered articles on the... Read more »

Supreme Court Reinforces the Ability to Compel Arbitration

?A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling makes it less burdensome for employers to compel arbitration. In a 5-4 decision on June 23, the Supreme Court ruled that a district court must stay... Read more »

Senate Committee Approves Workplace Bills

?A U.S. Senate committee recently pushed ahead three bills that could impact union activity, paid sick leave and pay equity requirements for employers. On June 21, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and... Read more »

Hospital Could Fire Employee Who Refused Flu Vaccine

Takeaway: A hospital’s discharge of an administrative employee because she refused to get a flu vaccine was not disability bias, because the employee failed to show that she had a disability as... Read more »

Ask HR: How Can Older Workers Stay Competitive in the Workforce?

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 »

SHRM Touts Value of Skills-Based Hiring During Congressional Hearing

?As U.S. employers struggle to find workers with the competencies and skills they need, HR departments are beginning to adopt skills-based hiring practices, Mark Smith, SHRM’s director of HR thought leadership, told... Read more »

Linkage CEO Offers Women Advice for Overcoming Obstacles to Leadership

?In 2023, more than 10 percent, or 52, of the CEOs at Fortune 500 companies are women. While that represents an all-time high, there’s still a shortage of women at the highest... Read more »

DOL Postpones H-1B, PERM Prevailing Wage Plans

?The Biden administration has postponed indefinitely its plans to raise the wages of professional foreign workers in the H-1B and employment-based green card categories, while reconfirming intentions to propose reforms to the... Read more »

New York Bans Consideration of Sealed Convictions in Employment Decisions

?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 »

Adidas Rolls Out Student Loan Benefit for Full-Time Employees

?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 »
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