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Jun 28, 2019
The unemployment rate for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) is nearly double the national average and is holding back the economic growth of the U.S., according to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Jun 27, 2019
Employers that help workers improve their financial health, such as by providing student loan repayment aid, are seeing increased productivity, job satisfaction and retention. Employees taking advantage of these benefits have less stress, reduced distraction and lower absenteeism.
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Jun 26, 2019
Working with, accommodating and supporting employees who struggle with alcoholism, substance abuse or mental health issues can be difficult due to the sensitive nature of the situation and the numerous employment laws that may be implicated.
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Jun 26, 2019
Employers are creating cutting-edge performance management and compensation systems to help employees and organizations thrive. These approaches include replacing annual performance reviews with continuous performance discussions, and jettisoning merit-based salary increases for variable pay performance rewards.
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Jun 26, 2019
On June 24, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that calls for federal agencies to propose new rules to improving health care price and quality transparency. Consumers often find that pricing information for health services, along with quality ratings for doctors and hospitals, are not easily accessible—and not specific enough to help them select a lower-cost local provider.
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Jun 25, 2019
When HR launches a significant change in an organization, they have to understand, "You're not changing the organization, you're changing the people within the organization and how they deliver their roles," said Celia Swanson, who led a major shift in operatons at Walmart from 2006 to 2011.
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Jun 25, 2019
LAS VEGAS — An annoying e-mail from a colleague has you stewing and unable to concentrate on work. Your boss is micromanaging you or has added a project to your plate without adequate resources to get it done.Such common workplace conflicts threaten to drive us crazy—until one day you decide it is time to voice your concerns. But things go terribly wrong.Why are these conversations so hard?"I think sometimes it's so difficult because of a problem called listening," said Jennifer Lee, d
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Jun 25, 2019
HR professionals and managers should be aware of the extent to which they might be held personally liable for wrongdoing at their organizations. They might be surprised at just how many laws permit individual liability.
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Jun 25, 2019
Inequality and unfairness among global teams are low priorities for most HR professionals surveyed recently by the Society for Human Resource Management and Globalization Partners, and they deserve more attention.
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Jun 25, 2019
Student loan aid, telemedicine and telecommuting are among the employee benefits that are becoming more common, while fewer employers are providing disability insurance and domestic partner benefits, the Society for Human Resource Management's 2019 Employee Benefits survey reveals.
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Jun 25, 2019
Employee engagement was the most critical issue for the second straight year. Employee engagement covers many areas, including retaining high-performing talent, fortifying the employee-employer relationship, managing performance and creating an energizing culture.
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Jun 25, 2019
The transformation of a company or an individual can be done only by breaking through the boundaries of expectations, Vineet Nayar told the SHRM 2019 Annual Conference & Exposition, recounting how he led changes at HCL Technologies that grew it from a $700 million business to a $4.7 billion enterprise over the course of eight years.
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Jun 25, 2019
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, many states have strengthened their anti-discrimination laws and developed more-robust workplace sexual-harassment-prevention training requirements. Leaders should consider treating this as an opportunity—not an obligation.
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Jun 24, 2019
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission receives more retaliation complaints than any other charges. But if employers have good disciplinary practices, employees may not be able to show that actions against them were taken because they engaged in protected activity at work. Here's what employers should know.
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Jun 24, 2019
Travel is necessary to build the relationships it takes to succeed as an international nonprofit, but it should be undertaken with a purpose in mind and conducted as safely as possible, particularly in areas prone to terrorism.
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Jun 24, 2019
HR is overdue for disruption, so take the first step by identifying problems that need to be disrupted.
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Jun 24, 2019
Companies are using AI to benefit the employee experience, support compliance efforts and ease administrative workloads--lesser-known uses of AI but ones that are just as effective.
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Jun 24, 2019
Alabama's governor recently signed a pay equity bill, making Alabama the 49th state to pass such legislation. Here's how the new law will affect employers in the state.
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Jun 24, 2019
HR is overdue for disruption, so take the first step by identifying problems that need to be disrupted.
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Jun 24, 2019
Brené Brown, renowned for her research on courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, challenged HR professionals to help cultivate brave leaders who will humanize work. That's the type of future leaders that organizations will need to navigate the political realities, digital transformation and speed of change that organizations face.
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Jun 24, 2019
?A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor's Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion on Monday calls for a process to establish industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
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Jun 24, 2019
Travel is necessary to build the relationships it takes to succeed as an international nonprofit, but it should be undertaken with a purpose in mind and conducted as safely as possible, particularly in areas prone to terrorism.
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Jun 24, 2019
Television host and entrepreneur Martha Stewart discussed her recovery from personal and professional challenges and the future of work in a wide-ranging conversation with Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, SHRM president and chief executive officer.
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Jun 24, 2019
A panel of HR professionals with experience managing work-based learning programs like apprenticeships explained how these initiatives have helped address skills shortages in their companies, provide greater opportunity to under-represented talent pools and reskill workers with jobs vulnerable to disruption by new technology.
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Jun 24, 2019
Nearly all HR professionals surveyed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) agreed that external, independent workers—whether contract, freelance or gig-based—add value to their organizations, but most still have concerns about the legal implications of hiring and managing these workers.
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Jun 24, 2019
Technology and globalization have increased the amount of project-based work that organizations may outsource to gig workers, which can present challenges for rewarding and motivating permanent employees.
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Jun 24, 2019
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, president and chief executive officer of the Society for Human Resource Management, on June 24 challenged HR professionals to create more-inclusive workplaces, specifically calling on them to hire people with disabilities, people with criminal histories, veterans and people over age 50.
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Jun 24, 2019
On the last day of the legislative session, New York lawmakers passed sweeping reforms meant to overhaul the state's antidiscrimination laws. Once enacted, the amendments will impact every workplace in New York.
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Jun 23, 2019
Your organization has made the commitment to hire military veterans. But where do you start?
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has a solution: HireVets.
The web portal, launched in late 2018, connects SHRM members with the largest database of veteran job seekers.
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Jun 23, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are changing the way human resources is practiced, delivering greater operational efficiency and a better employee experience. But many HR professionals don't yet understand the fundamentals of the technology, or they fear its impact on their jobs.
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Jun 23, 2019
?A new book published by SHRM explores in depth everyday annoyances and expressions of pettiness and shows readers how to spot and resolve bad behaviors in the workplace. Written by SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, The Price of Pettiness: Bad Behavior in the Workplace and How to Stomp It Out (SHRM, 2019) will be released at the SHRM 2019 Annual Conference & Exposition on June 23 in Las Vegas.
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Jun 23, 2019
HR professionals need to share their thoughts with government leaders to help shape policies that elevate HR and improve workplaces. One of the critical issue on HR's radar is how to close the skills gap.
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Jun 23, 2019
Just because introverts value quiet and solitude doesn't mean they can't be good at networking. They just need to go about it differently from extroverts
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Jun 22, 2019
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (And How to Fix It) (Harvard Business Review, 2019) and chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup, talks about why men have the inside track on leadership roles even though women may be better suited for those positions.
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Jun 21, 2019
?In addition to featuring hundreds of new and notable HR, business and speakers' books from dozens of publishers at this year's SHRMStore, SHRM has released 10 new titles of its own.
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Jun 21, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the 2020 Medicare Part D standard benefit parameters, including the cost thresholds and limits for qualified retiree prescription drug plans.
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Jun 21, 2019
Six members of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) were awarded scholarships to attend the SHRM 2019 Annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas, thanks to the SHRM Foundation.
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Jun 21, 2019
?Employers looking to create a dog-friendly work environment—whether for Take Your Dog to Work Day or for a longer period —should consider this checklist of do's and don'ts.
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Jun 21, 2019
The federal salary threshold for white-collar exemptions from overtime pay has been $23,660 for about 15 years. Although most lawmakers agree that the cutoff should be raised, many Democratic and Republican members of Congress continue to disagree about how high the new level should be.
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Jun 21, 2019
More employers are offering severance benefits to all workers, according to a recent survey, evidence perhaps that the trend toward designing an improved employee experience includes separation and even termination.
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Jun 21, 2019
June 21 is national Take Your Dog to Work Day and welcoming pups in the workplace is not such a far-fetched concept for some employers.
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Jun 21, 2019
Laws enabling employees to work for direct competitors help drive California's economy. However, departing employees must leave their former employer in a way that is fair and lawful. Here's a road map for departing employees and the companies hiring them, particularly in competitive fields.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that employers may take credibility as a witness in tribunal proceedings into account when considering the fitness and propriety of individuals approved by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to work in certain positions in the financial services industry.
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Jun 20, 2019
"When leaders derail, their failures can almost always be traced to vicious cycles that developed in the first few months on the job," writes Michael D. Watkins. Here's how to help new managers avoid those bad habits.
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Jun 20, 2019
Technology companies are expanding their workforces in Africa to address a talent shortage.
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Jun 20, 2019
The much anticipated and awaited Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Employment Law No. 2 of 2019 will take effect on Aug. 28.
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Jun 20, 2019
Will a final rule on health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), which would let employers subsidize employee premiums in the individual health insurance market, transform how workers receive health care? Yes, no and maybe, say employee benefit experts.
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Jun 20, 2019
Although te Securities and Exchange Commission's new standard of conduct is directed at investment professionals, retirement plan sponsors should understand its implications and how it might affect their oversight responsibilities when plan participants receive advice about rolling over assets to an individual retirement account.
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Jun 20, 2019
Although te Securities and Exchange Commission's new standard of conduct is directed at investment professionals, retirement plan sponsors should understand its implications and how it might affect their oversight responsibilities when plan participants receive advice about rolling over assets to an individual retirement account.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Kansas City, Mo., City Council unanimously passed an ordinance effective Oct. 31 that bans private employers with six or more employees from asking job applicants about their salary history.
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Jun 20, 2019
As of July 1, reduced rates of contribution required under India's Employees' State Insurance Act take effect.
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Jun 20, 2019
Employers may be surprised to learn that the Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board just issued a unanimous decision invalidating an employer's mandatory arbitration agreement.
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Jun 20, 2019
Google recently stopped enforcing a contract provision that prevented exiting employees from poaching their former colleagues for a year after leaving the company.
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Jun 20, 2019
No one likes to be "ghosted," which is more prevalent in certain industries, according to a recent poll of U.S. workers.
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Jun 19, 2019
When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) raised out-of-pocket maximums for health plans next year, it also increased the penalties on employers whose group health plans don't comply with the Affordable Care Act's coverage and affordability requirements.
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Jun 19, 2019
China is loaning foreign nations billions of dollars to build infrastructure projects, but while that investment means reliable jobs for Chinese employees, it also means many host countries are heavily in debt to China.
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Jun 19, 2019
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, president and CEO of SHRM, told a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board that more should be done to track and measure investments in worker training. A common training metric could help define worker training.
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Jun 19, 2019
Employers may feel more comfortable offering certain employee perks and rewards if proposed changes to a federal wage and hour law are finalized, according to comments submitted to the government over the past few months.
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Jun 19, 2019
The Trump administration is warning that furloughs and possible layoffs may await about 150 employees at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) if Congress blocks a plan to eventually break up the federal HR agency.
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Jun 18, 2019
As organizations make investments to better manage the influx of people data, HR technology offers advanced capabilities, moving analytics activities from dedicated specialists to the greater workforce.
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Jun 18, 2019
Muslims in Turkey who observed Ramadan this year kept working despite the strain of fasting during the day, waiting to eat after sunset and waking early in the morning, before sunrise, to eat again.
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Jun 18, 2019
You can be "ghosted" by an employer for many reasons that have nothing to do with you. But there are two things you can practice to greatly lower your odds of having an employer suddenly drop out of touch.
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Jun 18, 2019
?Buying thousands of dollars' worth of Starbucks gift cards and claiming it was for "coffee with a contact."Taking clients to a strip club, then submitting the expense as a steakhouse business dinner. Boarding a pet snake while on business travel. Those are some of the unusual "work" expenses unearthed by employers and auditors. Sometimes employees can successfully explain why the expenses are necessary, and they're reimbursed. Sometimes they can't, and they're not. &quo
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Jun 18, 2019
The gig economy may have created new opportunities for people in search of nontraditional employment, but it arguably also has resulted in a devaluation of the human worker. Employers should remember the platform for finding gig workers is not more important than the workers themselves.
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Jun 18, 2019
Take a look at these unusual "work" expenses unearthed by employers and auditors. Sometimes employees can successfully explain why the expenses are necessary, and they're reimbursed. Sometimes they can't, and they're not.
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Jun 18, 2019
How businesses implement automation matters to the business, the workers and society, and it's possible to do it in a way that benefits everyone.
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Jun 18, 2019
In work environments where automation is a top priority and self-directed learning is evolving, just-in-time learning allows workers to tap into useful nuggets of information when they need to learn in a short period of time or when they require clarification, guidance, tips or step-by-step instructions to solve problems and improve performance.
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Jun 18, 2019
An employee with Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder could proceed to trial with a claim of hostile work environment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided.
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Jun 18, 2019
After receiving more than 40 public comments and holding a public meeting on its proposed wildfire smoke emergency regulation, California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (which is known as Cal/OSHA) has eased some of the proposed requirements.
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Jun 18, 2019
The deadline has passed for bills to be approved by their California house of origin, and some key pieces of employment legislation may find their way to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. Here's a round-up of potential 2020 legislation worth watching.
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Jun 18, 2019
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the principle that age discrimination cannot be inferred solely from the subsequent hiring of a younger employee for a position that is plainly inferior to a plaintiff's previous job.
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Jun 18, 2019
Robotic process automation (RPA) is becoming a popular solution for HR functions—not just onboarding and offboarding. The application, which may be implemented from the cloud or on-premise, is gaining acceptance as companies realize the efficiency such automation brings.
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Jun 18, 2019
The "alternative workforce"—contract, freelance and gig workers—make up a sizable share of the global workforce and represent a great opportunity for employers to access talent in more flexible, on-demand ways.
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Jun 17, 2019
After some last-minute wrangling, the Connecticut Legislature passed what appears to be the most-generous paid-family-leave bill in the country, and the governor is expected to sign the bill. Here are the key components of the pending law.
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Jun 17, 2019
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will review efforts by defined contribution retirement plans to locate participants who reached age 70 1/2 and failed to take required minimum distributions.
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Jun 17, 2019
Employers may be able to streamline processes, reduce paperwork and save money under a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that takes effect July 15.
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Jun 17, 2019
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries recently issued proposed amendments to the state's white-collar overtime exemption regulations.
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Jun 14, 2019
A chart of minimum wage rates by state and municipality.
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Jun 14, 2019
A chart of leave laws by state.
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Jun 14, 2019
A Trump administration final rule lets employers of all sizes fund individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs), a new kind of HRA that gives employers without a group coverage plan a way to help workers purchase health insurance on the Affordable Care Act's public exchange.
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Jun 14, 2019
?The U.S. House of Representatives, where Democrats hold sway, may vote as early as August on a measure that would more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Jun 14, 2019
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has awarded legal costs against an HR manager who destroyed confidential information belonging to his former employer.
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Jun 14, 2019
Too often we feel that if we are laughing during work, people may think we are "slacking off." But being happy at work is important. Studies suggest that if you're not happy at work, you're less productive, more likely to take sick days, and likely to become a poor problem solver.
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Jun 14, 2019
Too often we feel that if we are laughing during work, people may think we are "slacking off." But being happy at work is important. Studies suggest that if you're not happy at work, you're less productive, more likely to take sick days, and likely to become a poor problem solver.
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Jun 14, 2019
Employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should familiarize themselves with a resolution passed last year by the UAE Federal Cabinet requiring accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the workplace.
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Jun 14, 2019
Uber and Lyft have teamed up to combat proposed legislation in California that would make many of the state's gig workers employees—rather than independent contractors—unless an exception is added to the bill.
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Jun 14, 2019
Several Texas cities recently enacted paid-leave laws, but local lawmakers have hit a serious roadblock: State law might pre-empt these mandates.
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Jun 13, 2019
If online negative reviews threaten a business's brand, reputation and future hiring prospects, what's a company's recourse? And what if the review is accurate about a negative aspect of working for your company?
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Jun 13, 2019
After I earned my first HR-related certification in 2001, I pledged to myself to try to attend the SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, as it was an affordable way to earn 17 or so recertification credits at one time. After attending that first conference in San Francisco, I was hooked! The SHRM conference has opened doors to me that I would not have been able to walk through otherwise.
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Jun 13, 2019
The Illinois General Assembly recently passed the Cannabis Regulation, which will legalize marijuana for recreational use and place cannabis in a category similar to alcohol, with a few exceptions.
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Jun 13, 2019
?A new report, Diversity in the Boardroom: Pushing Forward, Reaching Back, offers 12 recommendations on how boards of directors can diversify their membership.
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Jun 13, 2019
SHRM Online spoke with Deb Bubb, HR vice president and chief leadership, learning and inclusion officer at IBM, about the company's learning and development initiatives.
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Jun 13, 2019
As you make your plans to attend the SHRM 2019 Annual Conference & Exposition, or any of the other SHRM local, state and national conferences this year, keep in mind that developing competencies is all about action and application of knowledge. Setting goals, taking notes and following up are critical if you want to develop yourself.
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Jun 13, 2019
Here are 10 more test-taking tips to help you reach your goal of SHRM certification. Instructor Adam R. Calli, SHRM-SCP, shares insight from his years of teaching SHRM certification courses.
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Jun 13, 2019
Employers and their agents should not charge fees and illegitimate costs when recruiting because these fees might put workers at greater risk for human trafficking.
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Jun 13, 2019
The boards of Fortune 500 companies are expected to achieve gender parity among the incoming class of directors by 2023, according to projections from Heidrick & Struggles' recently released 2019 Board Monitor.
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Jun 12, 2019
New Mexico employee handbook resources provided by XpertHR.
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Jun 12, 2019
Virginia employee handbook resources provided by XpertHR.
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Jun 12, 2019
Federal officials are denying H-1B visas at an alarming rate; denial rates for new H-1B filings have risen from 6 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2015 to 32 percent in the first quarter of FY 2019. One option available to employers is to file an appeal with the Administrative Appeals Office.
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Jun 12, 2019
Managers and professionals are in an excellent position to create meaningful, motivating and stress-free work for their employees. But our research suggests that many will not do so—they have a natural tendency to design poor work for others. Many professionals are also inclined to blame the worker when there are performance issues, rather than change the inadequate work design. Fortunately, organizations can learn from our research, and take steps to improve the situation.
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