?Takeaway: Employee classification and exemptions are some of the most complex and litigious issues that employers face. They arise in many situations under federal and state laws, such as determining whether someone... Read more »
?Employers are likely to see a shift in enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with a bigger budget, potentially new leadership and revised strategic priorities. President Joe Biden nominated... Read more »
?Takeaway: In a retaliation case, temporal proximity between an employee’s protected conduct and termination is not enough by itself to prove pretext. ?A longtime employee of an insurance company failed to show... Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered what could be an unprecedented level of burnout among U.S. workers. But even as the disease threat wanes, the burnout phenomenon hasn’t tapered off. A 2022 study by... Read more »
?Health savings account (HSA) balances increased in 2021 even as employees spent more on health care, a new analysis found, signaling good news for the savings vehicles in helping employees pay for... Read more »
?Weeks after Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger announced he would require many of Disney’s corporate employees to return to the office four days a week, thousands of them are pushing back.... Read more »
?Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) violated child labor laws by employing at least 102 minors in dangerous conditions at 13 meat-processing facilities in eight states, according to a U.S. Department of Labor... Read more »
?A performance improvement plan (PIP) is typically a step in a progressive discipline policy—one that shouldn’t be rushed into too quickly or used for all types of performance deficiencies. If the performance... 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 »
?Employers have seen an alarming rise in fraudulent job applicants—individuals impersonating other people during the interview process. There are key steps that HR departments can take to filter out the fraudsters. Exploiting... Read more »
