Report: Long Work Hours Lead to Burnout, Not Productivity

​Your employees may be burning the proverbial midnight oil, putting in time beyond the normal workday, but that doesn’t mean they’re more productive, according to a new global survey. Forty percent of... Read more »

California’s Labor Commissioner Publishes Updated Wage Theft Notice

​Under the California Wage Theft Protection Act (Cal. Labor Code section 2810.5), all employers are required to provide each employee with a written notice containing specified information at the time of hire,... Read more »

Congress Passes Defense Spending Package with New Limits on IE&D Initiatives

​Congress passed a defense authorization bill on Dec. 14 that funds the military and foreign aid, including large raises for members of the armed forces. But the bill has new limits on... Read more »

Employee’s Job Transfer May Have Been Age Discrimination

​Takeaway: An employee can go forward with his age bias claim in which evidence showed he was involuntarily moved into a new position that constituted a demotion, despite his employer’s claim that... Read more »

Viewpoint: Employers Have Rights Too

​Daily headlines trumpet multimillion-dollar awards for employers’ violations of a variety of state and federal employment laws. Cases like these get lots of media attention—and they should. But equally deserving of attention... Read more »

California Imposes Demographic Reporting Rule on Venture Capital Firms

​ California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Senate Bill 54, which requires venture capital firms to collect and report demographic information about the founding team members of the businesses in... Read more »

California Case Turns on Definition of Disability

​Takeaway: An employee who was fired after she requested two weeks off to recover from surgery was not disabled, and so her employer did not violate the California Fair Employment and Housing... Read more »

Remote-Only Hiring Continues to Drop: 7 Factors Driving the Trend

​Remote work skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming part of the new normal for many businesses. Although remote work was forced upon employers by a global health crisis, it allowed them to... Read more »

Why White Men Resist IE&D Training and Initiatives

Former employment attorney and author Jathan Janove writes for SHRM Online on how to inject greater humanity into HR compliance. Jathan welcomes your questions and suggestions for future columns. Contact him at the email... Read more »

EU Reaches Deal on Regulation of AI

​European Union (EU) policymakers reached a deal on the proposed AI Act, which provides steep penalties for violations, on Dec. 8. In the U.S., Congress has not yet drafted bipartisan legislation on... Read more »
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