Inching Forward on Benefits: Meeting Employees’ Needs

?When Tyson Miller’s stepfather passed away last year, he wasn’t handling it well. “I haven’t dealt with much death,” says Miller, an employee at Chegg, an education technology company with 1,700 employees... Read more »

Government Will Not Enforce Vaccine Mandate for Contractors

?On Aug. 31, the Biden administration updated its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance on the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate. According to the new guidance, the federal government will take no... Read more »

Vault Verify Securely Automates Employment and Income Verification Requests

Learn more about HR Technology and Product Reviews from Workology. See our FTC disclosure at the end of this review.  Data privacy has never been more important, with various laws and regulations... Read more »

Amazon Loses Initial Challenge to Union Victory in New York

?A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official has rejected Amazon’s initial challenge to the union win at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM... Read more »

Confidentiality Is Key When Employees Are on FMLA or ADA Leave

?Whether an employee is on continuous or intermittent leave, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) restrict sharing information about the employee in virtually the same... Read more »

Progressive Leader Revives Call for Steep Increase in Overtime Threshold

?The Biden administration is being pressured again to sharply increase the overtime salary threshold for exemption from overtime pay. In a tweet on Aug. 30, Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., revived... Read more »

Take Care to Double-Check Your Resume Before Submitting

?Experienced. Responsible. Successful. These are the words job seekers use most often in resumes and cover letters to describe themselves, according to new research. They’re also among the words U.S. job applicants’... Read more »

How to Boost Employee Performance in a Hybrid Work Environment

The pandemic forced organizations around the world to adapt to remote or hybrid business models practically overnight. While employees typically appreciated the flexibility and autonomy that remote work provided, they also reported... Read more »

2023 Salary Budgets Projected to Stay at 20-Year High but Trail Inflation

Salary increase budgets in the U.S. are projected to grow, on average, just over 4 percent for 2023, less than half of the current annual inflation rate of 8.5 percent, according to... Read more »

Do You Need a Chief Impact Officer Like McDonald's?

McDonald’s recently named Jon Banner its Global Chief Impact Officer. A former award-winning PepsiCo. executive, who led internal and external communications and co-created the sustainability vision for the company, Banner will be... Read more »
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