Social Security benefits will rise by 3.2 percent next year, the Social Security Administration announced Oct. 12. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announced for 2024 is far lower than this year’s big... Read more »
Disaster can strike at any time—whether it’s a hurricane ripping off the roof of one’s house, a catastrophic health issue or some other unexpected hardship. Some… 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 »
Last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order regarding artificial intelligence. While this action does not carry the weight of legislation or regulation, it should nevertheless prompt employers to recognize... Read more »
U.S. employers and others are working to ensure the safety of employees traveling or working in Israel in the midst of the war that erupted there beginning on Oct. 7. U.S. citizens are... Read more »
General Electric recently agreed to pay $61 million to settle claims that its underperforming retirement plan cost its employees millions of dollars. The settlement document was filed on Oct. 6 with a... Read more »
The Chicago City Council voted on Oct. 6 to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees working within Chicago by July 1, 2028. The “One Fair Wage” ordinance will gradually phase out... Read more »
Most employers don’t have policies to manage how employees use AI in the workplace, according to two recent survey reports, one from McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, and one from... Read more »
LinkedIn will be laying off 668 U.S. employees across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams, it announced Oct. 16. The move is the latest in a string of tech company layoffs... Read more »
