SHRM Report: Resilient Organizations Are Inclusive Ones

?Since 2020, adverse economic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation have forced companies to exercise resilience to keep their businesses afloat. A recent joint study by the Society... Read more »

Worker Entitled to Unemployment Benefits After Taking Time Off

?Takeaway: An employee who leaves work for good cause is entitled to a presumption of having not voluntarily quit. The presumption may be overcome, but only upon evidence showing the employee positively... Read more »

What Will Change as a Result of Germany’s New Verification Act

?The transposition of a European Union directive into German law leads to a need for action for employers. The Verification Act (aptly called the “Paper Act” by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) means... Read more »

Anticipated OSHA COVID-19 Rule for Health Care Employees Criticized

?On Sept. 26, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller, R-Pa., wrote Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary Douglas... Read more »

Jobless Claims Drop Below 200,000

States reported that 193,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Sept. 24, continuing several weeks of declines and defying experts who had predicted an increase in the number of new... Read more »

Episode 370: Tapping Into the Existing Potential of Young People for Social Justice With Dr Marvin Carr and Tiesa Leggett

With a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds necessary to thrive, we are creating collaborative partnerships and relationships with community-based organizations as well to ensure that young person’s success. And that’s what... Read more »

James Abeyta-Stevens: Shaping Culture via Interaction and Empathy

The following transcript is provided unedited. James Abeyta-Stevens: Every Friday, human resources would have dance parties and invite our team members to attend Inhuman Resources with music and song and dance. And... Read more »

California Law Will Require Pay Range in Job Ads

Editor’s Note: The California legislature recently passed a pay transparency bill. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into law on Sept. 27. Under the bill, now enacted into law, employers with 15 or more employees will have... Read more »

When Disasters Strike: Pay, Leave and Related Issues

Tragic events bring an all-too timely reminder of pay and benefits issues that HR managers should bear in mind. Although it is practically impossible to be fully prepared for any disaster, it... Read more »

Building Social Capital to Reduce Underemployment

?Labor market data shows that as of June, 41 percent of college graduates ages 22 to 27 were underemployed, defined as “working in a job that typically does not require a bachelor’s... Read more »
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