?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 »
?What’s the best way to recruit—and retain—employees? Your company career site? Networking? Word of mouth? According to many studies, it’s actually employee referrals, which attract employees who tend to stick around for... Read more »
?Even amid massive layoffs in the tech sector, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills are in high demand. It’s a paradox that many employers these days are facing—even those finding themselves... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently clarified that extraordinary remedies, including reimbursing expenses associated with bargaining, are available for repeated or egregious misconduct. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM... Read more »
?The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act has little chance of being passed by Congress this year, but the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) still has the power to adopt many... Read more »
?There are many misconceptions about workers’ compensation, particularly about grounds for claim denials. This article highlights common misunderstandings and explains various requirements for workers’ compensation eligibility. Different States, Different Requirements Many employers... Read more »
?Another U.S.-headquartered firm, Bain & Co., was raided by Chinese authorities—this time in Shanghai—where police took away computers and phones and questioned staff. No employees were detained. The raid happened after Mintz... Read more »
?Under new legislation coined the “Coronavirus Stop Act,” employers doing business in the state of Idaho may no longer require a coronavirus vaccination as a term of employment, unless required by federal... Read more »
?On April 13, the Michigan House of Representatives Labor Committee heard testimony on a 16-bill package that would significantly limit when workers qualify as independent contractors, restrict the use of non-compete clauses,... Read more »
?States reported that 230,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 22, a decrease of 16,000 from last week’s revised level. First-time jobless claims had stayed low all through... Read more »
