OSHA Investigates Amazon Workers’ Deaths

?The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating three recent deaths at Amazon facilities in New Jersey. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media outlets. Investigation... Read more »

Health Plan Costs Expected to Rise 5.6% in 2023

Employers in the U.S. expect health plan costs per employee to rise 5.6 percent on average in 2023. While significantly higher than the premium increase of 4.4 percent projected for 2022, the... Read more »

Inflation Reduction Act’s Health Care Provisions Could Affect Employers

The climate spending and tax legislation that President Joe Biden is expected to shortly sign into law contains provisions that could affect employers that sponsor group health plans. Also, the legislation’s increase... Read more »

Sick Leave Policy Guide for HR

What is Sick Leave? Sick leave is time dedicated exclusively so an employee can recover from an illness or take care of a family member recovering from an illness. It can also... Read more »

5 Emerging HR Trends According to the Authors of The Big Book of HR

Emerging HR trends captivate those aspiring to transform the workplace. Cornelia Gamlem and Barbara Mitchell, authors of The Big Book of HR, recently spoke to HR Exchange Network about the latest happenings... Read more »

Ask HR: How Can I Manage Stress in the Workplace?

?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 »

Top 10 Mistakes in Handling I-9 Forms

[This article has been updated.] Internal I-9 audits should result in documented changes in practices, not just corrections to the forms, according to Mira Mdivani, an immigration attorney in Overland Park, Kan.... Read more »

Open Enrollment for 2023 Reflects a Changing Benefits Landscape

Employees’ needs—and the ways that organizations are driving benefits enrollment decisions to meet those needs—have changed over recent years. The pandemic, a tight labor market, hybrid work arrangements and a renewed focus... Read more »

Chipotle Agrees to Settle NYC Labor Charges

?The chain restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill signed a $20 million settlement with New York City employees over allegations of labor law violations, Mayor Eric Adams announced Aug. 9. This is the largest... Read more »

Avoiding the Potential Risks of Internal Transfers

[This article has been updated.] Chris works in a call center that tracks and shares statistics on representatives—the number of calls they handle, the average length of calls, the percentage of successful... Read more »
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