Young Employees Look Abroad for Remote Work

?Employees of all ages—but especially younger workers—are interested in working abroad, according to a new survey of 1,500 business leaders and employees by Remote, an HR company in San Francisco. The survey... Read more »

Kentucky Permits Medical Marijuana

?Kentucky Gov. Andy Bashear, D, recently signed a law to legalize medical marijuana for adults in the state. The legalization trend has important implications for employers in their legal compliance, applicant screenings and... Read more »

Supreme Court Clears Constitutional Challenges to Federal Agencies to Proceed in District Court

?Employers may find it easier to win legal battles against federal agencies, based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in two cases consolidated into one decision on April 14. The two... Read more »

New York State Expands Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

?Since 2017, New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act has required New York employers to provide daily paid or unpaid break time to express milk for up to three years... Read more »

NYC Outlines Compliance Requirements for AI Bias Law

?New York City issued its final rule regulating the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) in hiring and announced that enforcement of the law will begin July 5.   The law took... Read more »

How to Recruit for Hard-to-Fill Blue-Collar Positions

?In a time when more people are going to college and pursuing white-collar jobs after graduation, employers are having difficulty overcoming a shortage of blue-collar workers. From construction to food service to... Read more »

Viewpoint: Should You Let Employees Break the Rules to Make Customers Happy?

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Organizations are increasingly relying on technology to deliver simple transactions in a standardized way.... Read more »

California Updates Regs For Using AI in Employment Decisions

?California continues to take steps to regulate the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other data-driven statistical processes in making consequential decisions, including those related to employment. The California Civil... Read more »

Alcohol Addiction at Work: What Employers Should Know

?Jessica Dueñas was determined to keep her secret. In 2019, Dueñas was a special education teacher at a middle school in Louisville, Ky., who had just been named the Kentucky Teacher of... Read more »

Ask HR: How Should a Worker Respond to an Unfair Performance Review?

?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 »
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