?Delivery drivers recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Weee!, a large online grocer based in Fremont, Calif., for numerous types of alleged wage and hour violations. The allegations, filed on March 23,... Read more »
?A federal appeals court recently dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tyson Foods was responsible for seven workers contracting COVID-19 at an Amarillo, Texas, meat-processing plant. The workers claimed the company required them... Read more »
?California law requires an employer to provide an employee with a meal period during a work period of more than five hours per day, except as prescribed. However, on March 23, Gov.... Read more »
?Manufacturers’ increasingly advanced robotic systems have made the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard for the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) impractical, even obsolete, in many workplaces. The new technology is... Read more »
?The March 27 mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school was the latest of dozens that have taken place throughout the country in 2023. At least 128 such events have occurred in... Read more »
One of the more intimidating safety-related responsibilities that may fall to HR managers is preparing for and dealing with issues of workplace violence. Active-shooter incidents grab the headlines. Just this January, seven... Read more »
?Questions abound about whether reference checks are lawful, practical or even worth an employer’s time. However, you can rest assured that hiring candidates without checking references is like having a loose cannon... Read more »
Some cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care—including cancer screenings and PrEP, a drug used by people at high risk of getting HIV to prevent contracting the virus— is... Read more »
?Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the company’s labor practices, garnering both praise and criticism from lawmakers in a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on March 29. The... 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 »
