?In 2017, the New York State Education Department permitted schools to implement opioid overdose prevention programs, explained Jeffrey P. Simons, superintendent of schools at the East Greenbush School District. The suburban district,... Read more »
?Employers in British Columbia play an important role in educating employees about both the decriminalization of illegal drugs, including opioids, and the fact that they will not tolerate possession in the workplace,... 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 Biden administration is demanding that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes in the company, citing national-security concerns, or face a nationwide ban of the popular video-sharing app. TikTok is owned by... Read more »
?For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has often dominated the agenda of California workplace regulators. During this time, worker advocates and business groups have clashed over which provisions to include... Read more »
?All federal employees would be subject to continuous background screening—the process of monitoring employee records on an ongoing basis to flag post-hire threats or concerns—under a new proposed rule. The Office of... Read more »
?Background screening may become more difficult for employers this year as they try to comply with new laws restricting access to candidates’ information. Legal developments include the heightened federal and state oversight... Read more »
?The recent discovery of sensitive, classified documents on the property of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence—material that is supposed to reside in the legal... Read more »
Two recent shootings in California have stunned the Asian American community. On Jan. 21, a 72-year-old gunman opened fire at a dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif., killing 11 people and injuring... Read more »
?Many companies continue to struggle to accommodate employees who don’t want to get vaccines because of religious objections. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is in hot water after firing an employee for... Read more »
