?Microsoft is ditching its traditional paid vacation policy and moving to an unlimited paid leave policy. The tech giant announced last week that U.S. salaried workers will have unlimited time off under... Read more »
?Nonunion employers that want to stay that way can undertake what is sometimes referred to as a “union vulnerability audit” to address key problem areas and measure employee satisfaction. “The bottom line... Read more »
?Although senior leaders increasingly recognize the value of HR, they often are reluctant to add resources and headcount to their HR budgets, according to the State of the Workplace Report issued by... Read more »
?After a “gut and replace” of Illinois Senate Bill 208 at the beginning of the 2023 legislative session, the Paid Leave for All Workers Act passed both houses of the legislature on... Read more »
? On Dec. 8, 2022, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved amendments to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) and the Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act regulations to add a subchapter providing... Read more »
?Former employment attorney and author Jathan Janove writes for SHRM Online on how to inject greater humanity into HR compliance. Jathan welcomes your questions and suggestions for future columns. Contact him at the e-mail... Read more »
?The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a draft of its new Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), outlining its priorities in tackling workplace discrimination over the next four years. The playbook,... Read more »
?Because employees spend a lot of time at work, it’s not uncommon for medical emergencies and flare-ups of chronic conditions to occur at the workplace. Workers may experience events like heart attacks,... Read more »
?Employers ordered by a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional director to participate in a secret-ballot union election have only two days to provide unions with employees’ personal contact information, as a... Read more »
?Employers looking to hire employees in the new year are likely going to have to shell out more money than ever. With inflation still high and the labor market still hot, the... Read more »
