?On April 13, the Michigan House of Representatives Labor Committee heard testimony on a 16-bill package that would significantly limit when workers qualify as independent contractors, restrict the use of non-compete clauses,... Read more »
?States reported that 230,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 22, a decrease of 16,000 from last week’s revised level. First-time jobless claims had stayed low all through... Read more »
?June 1 will mark the first anniversary of An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Quebec (the “Official and Common Language Act”), better known as Bill 96. On that date, new... Read more »
?Whether smartwatches, data glasses, gloves with sensors and scanners or fitness trackers for company health programs, wearables are becoming increasingly popular as digitalization progresses and offer employers an excellent opportunity to optimize... Read more »
Workology Podcast interview with Mimi Singer Lee, Executive Vice President and CHRO of b1BANK, as part of the CHRO series. The post Episode 396: Staying True to an Organization’s Beliefs With Guiding... Read more »
?HR teams need to ask and answer many questions before setting policies to guide employees’ use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools, legal experts say. The content-producing technology is... Read more »
?April is Autism Awareness Month, and with all the enthusiasm about diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace, we need to call attention to one alarming statistic: There are 5 million... Read more »
The thought of vacation time brings a smile to almost everyone. Yet research shows that many employees are thinking about skipping or at least shortening their vacation plans this year out of... Read more »
?A majority of employers agree that modernizing the U.S. immigration system will boost economic growth, lessen labor shortages and ensure that the U.S. maintains a competitive edge in attracting and retaining global... Read more »
?There are myriad issues created during corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and many affect foreign national staff’s legal presence and ability to work in the United States. Most employment-based nonimmigrant visas (NIVs)—unlike... Read more »
