?On Aug. 3, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $1.2 billion dollar Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program, aimed at rewarding and retaining frontline healthcare and mental hygiene workers.... Read more »
?Although Washington, D.C.’s Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act was passed in 2018, parts of that law, including mandatory sexual harassment training, are just now taking effect. D.C. employers whose workers earn... Read more »
?As an HR professional, you’ve likely been in a frustrating scenario like this: You desperately need to locate an important document, piece of data or a report stored somewhere in your HR... Read more »
?Frequently involving wage and hour issues, class actions against employers can result in lengthy litigation, but early response to them may reduce damages. This article, the first in a two-part series on... Read more »
LinkedIn’s hiring platform, LinkedIn Recruiter, has announced that it will introduce new, innovative features to make it easier for recruiters to effect change, attract talent, and build a more diverse talent pipeline... Read more »
?California recently became the first state to require its agencies to record demographic data on employees who are descendants of enslaved people. The new law creates two separate reporting categories for Black... Read more »
?The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Dollar General approximately $1.3 million over workplace safety issues at three stores in Georgia. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online... Read more »
?Takeaway: Employees claiming discrimination under federal law ordinarily cannot obtain a preliminary injunction to immediately stop the adverse action or obtain immediate reinstatement. Because Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of... Read more »
Most HR professionals are seeing many LinkedIn posts with news of layoffs. If they have not, then they will soon. A recent PwC survey of more than 700 U.S. executives and board... Read more »
Takeaway: Patterson v. Georgia Pacific highlights the risks inherent in making a termination decision based on a technical infraction that lacks apparent importance. It also shows that a lack of strong oversight... Read more »
