Top-Paying HR Positions Focus on Critical Roles, Cultural Change, Employee Support

Employees’ greater expectations for a supportive organizational culture are being reflected in higher pay for HR professionals, new research shows. Compensation data and software firm Payscale’s Top Jobs and Skills in HR... Read more »

Challenging Unemployment Compensation Benefits: When Is It Worth It?

?Knowing when employers have a strong case against paying unemployment insurance (UI) benefits claims—and when they don’t—factors into whether employers challenge them. Employers should be straightforward in response to questions from state... Read more »

Rules on Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Finalized

?The Oregon Employment Department (OED) recently published its latest rules governing Oregon’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (PFMLI) program. The PFMLI program will be funded by employer and employee contributions... Read more »

Deadline for Objecting to Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports Extended

?The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) extended the deadline for covered contractors to object to the release of their EEO-1 reports from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19. We’ve gathered articles... Read more »

Ask HR: Can an Employee Claim Unemployment Benefits After Resigning?

?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 him... Read more »

Are Companies Liable for an Active Shooter Incident? Expectations Are Changing

?SHRM has partnered with Security Management Magazine to bring you relevant articles on key workplace topics and strategies.  A gunman opened fire on a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, Calif., in 1984, killing... Read more »

Check-Ins, Continual Listening Can Calm Employee Anxiety

?It is amazing what an HR generalist can learn by simply walking through the workplace once a week to check in with the staff. Mary Kay Kirgis, human resources generalist at Crescent... Read more »

More States Block Noncompete Agreements

?Noncompete agreements are becoming less common throughout the country, partly due to state legislative and court action. Most recently, Colorado has taken steps to significantly limit the use of noncompete and nonsolicitation... Read more »

Inflation Will Result in Higher Minimum Wages Next Year

?Minimum wages in seven states will rise in January 2023 based on the 8.3 percent increase in inflation over the past year, as reported Sept. 13 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor... Read more »

Joint-Employer Liability for Texas Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Claims

?The question of who provides workers’ compensation insurance in employer–staffing company relationships is handled in different ways. Frequently, the staffing company will provide workers’ compensation coverage for all individuals provided to the... Read more »
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