Sabbaticals Can Help Fight Burnout, Turnover

?Employee sabbaticals aren’t a common benefit at most employers, but one company that offers them finds they’re an effective way to fight burnout and turnover. Since New York City consulting firm SAPRO... Read more »

The Evolution of HR and Benefits

?Workers three-quarters of a century ago would not recognize today’s employee benefits. Back then, most private organizations did not offer workers retirement benefits. Those that did provided traditional pension plans that could... Read more »

SHRMLabs Better Workplaces Challenge Cup Finalist: Maxwell

?The 2023 SHRMLabs Better Workplaces Challenge Cup competition highlights the most innovative HR technology startups today. Two finalists were selected from over 450 initial submissions. They will make their last pitch to... Read more »

SHRMLabs Better Workplaces Challenge Cup Finalist: Inuka

?The 2023 SHRMLabs Better Workplaces Challenge Cup competition highlights the most innovative HR technology startups today. Two finalists were selected from over 450 initial submissions. They will make their last pitch to... Read more »

Management Consultant’s Equal Pay Act Claim Fails

Takeaway: In a situation where a male management consultant earned slightly more than a woman in the same position, but the discrepancy could be explained by the man having prior experience in... Read more »

District Court: Lump in Breast Isn’t a Disability Under the ADA

?Takeaway: An employer need not accommodate an employee by reallocating essential functions or permit an accommodation that poses a risk of harm to the employee or others. ?Stating that “not every ailment... Read more »

Employees Are Delaying Health Care. Here’s How Employers Can Help

?Scores of employees are skipping or delaying both necessary and preventive medical care—which spells a major problem for employers. More than half of employees (58 percent) delayed necessary medical care due to... Read more »

Mass Shootings—Many in the Workplace—Are on the Rise

?This spring alone, mass shootings at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas; a medical building in Atlanta, a bank in Louisville, Ky.; and a Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., have grabbed national... Read more »

CMS Withdraws Vaccine Requirement for Health Care Workers

In a final rule published in the Federal Register June 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew its requirement that health care workers get the COVID-19 vaccine. Other CMS... Read more »

Minnesota Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

?Under a new Minnesota law legalizing recreational marijuana, beginning Aug. 1, individuals 21 years of age or older may possess or transport up to two ounces of cannabis flower in public and... Read more »
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