Case Tests Collective Bargaining Rights of National Guard Technicians

?The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 9 in a case that will determine whether a unique group of federal employees within the National Guard can keep their union rights. The case,... Read more »

Court Freezes California Fast-Food Law

?A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked a new California law that would create a state-appointed council to negotiate pay and hours in the fast-food industry. AB 257, also called... Read more »

The Way to Recruit Moms, According to the Evil HR Lady

Keynote speaker, writer, and Human Resources veteran Suzanne Lucas calls herself the Evil HR Lady. While that’s a clever name for the content she creates, it’s a bit of a misnomer. She’s... Read more »

USCIS Proposes Raising Immigration Fees for Employers

?U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Jan. 4 proposed a number of significant filing fee increases for multiple employment-based immigration petitions and applications, in part to help fund soaring asylum claims at... Read more »

Laid-Off Tech Workers Finding New Jobs Quickly

?Many recently laid-off tech workers are finding jobs shortly after beginning their search, a new survey shows, as employers continue to hire people with in-demand skills in a tight labor market. We’ve... Read more »

Supreme Court Hears Case on Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege

?The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 9 in a case about the scope of attorney-client privilege when there are “dual-purpose communications”—discussions that are partly about legal matters and partly about... Read more »

‘Kraken’ COVID-19 Variant Threatens U.S. Workforce

?With the rapid rise of a new variant of COVID-19, nicknamed “Kraken,” employers should take precautionary measures in their workforces to prevent outbreaks—even though many employees are tired of thinking about COVID-19.... Read more »

10 Top Online MBA Programs with a Focus in Human Resources Management

Indiana University Kelley Direct Online MBA Kelley Direct is the mother of all online higher education programs. It is considered the best for a number of programs, majors, and concentrations. Most recently,... Read more »

DOL Recovers $1.6 Million in Overtime Investigation

?The owner of several restaurants in Los Angeles intentionally didn’t pay overtime to dozens of employees—and now has to pay up big. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $1,651,550 in... Read more »

Employee Told to Retake Physical Fitness Test Could Proceed with Bias Claims

?Takeaway: An employee who resigned from her job after failing what she claimed was a discriminatory physical fitness test could proceed with sex and age discrimination claims.  ?A doctor who brought sex... Read more »
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