?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 »
SHRM has partnered with Security Management Magazine to bring you relevant articles on key workplace topics and strategies. There were 1,964 robberies, larcenies and burglaries at banking institutions in the United States... Read more »
?The new CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan, officially took over for outgoing CEO Howard Schultz on March 20. Before assuming the new role, Narasimhan earned a barista certification and immersed himself in... Read more »
