States reported that 217,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Nov. 4, an decrease of 3,000 from last week’s revised level. Unemployment claims remain at the low end of their... Read more »
Second-chance hiring advocates argue that the fear of being accused of negligent hiring—one of the main reasons given for not hiring people with criminal histories—is overblown. A recent report by the Legal... Read more »
How long do you want to live? That’s the question Sonia Aranza, CEO and principal consultant at Aranza Communications, posed during a session on ageism at the SHRM INCLUSION 2023 conference on... Read more »
Takeaway: A company that allegedly received trade secrets from a new employee and was sued by the employee’s former employer could not compel the claims to arbitration because the company was not... Read more »
On Oct. 11, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law allowing for up to five days of time off work for reproductive-related losses. Senate Bill 848 makes it an unlawful... Read more »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new law to prohibit employers from asking job applicants or employees about their prior marijuana use. California “employers need to make sure that they do... Read more »
Social Security benefits will rise by 3.2 percent next year, the Social Security Administration announced Oct. 12. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announced for 2024 is far lower than this year’s big... Read more »
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 »
Last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order regarding artificial intelligence. While this action does not carry the weight of legislation or regulation, it should nevertheless prompt employers to recognize... Read more »
U.S. employers and others are working to ensure the safety of employees traveling or working in Israel in the midst of the war that erupted there beginning on Oct. 7. U.S. citizens are... Read more »
