?Amazon employees in Oregon were not entitled to compensation for required security screenings, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided. “I’ve seen cases going both ways” on whether security screenings... Read more »
?Food processing giant Hormel started looking for child care facilities for its employees a few years ago, when the company noticed finding local child care was a problem for some of its... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently confirmed that employers cannot discipline or fire workers for publicly raising concerns about racism in the workplace. In a Feb. 27 memo, the board concluded... Read more »
?Workplace violence is a serious concern for California employers in all industries, but the state’s workplace violence prevention regulations are currently applicable only to the healthcare industry. A bill recently introduced in... Read more »
A three-day strike at the nation’s second-largest public school system—the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)—started March 21 after last-minute negotiations failed. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets. Almost... Read more »
?Environmental, social and governance (ESG)—an employer’s use of its financial resources to improve the environment and effect social and corporate governance change—is important to Millennials and members of Generation Z. And while... Read more »
?Employers often misunderstand the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA’s) definition of an employee who is eligible for FMLA leave, and they can’t figure out when the worker has a qualifying reason... Read more »
?Talent intelligence, which involves analyzing data of current and prospective employees, can help grow employees as well as the organization, said HR experts at the SHRM India Annual Conference & Expo 2022,... Read more »
?President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency on March 20, rejecting legislation that sought to void the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) rule allowing fiduciaries to consider environmental, social and... Read more »
?A bill recently introduced in the California Legislature would more than double the amount of paid sick days that employers must provide to their workers. The proposal would raise the number of... Read more »
