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Jan 21, 2022
How can workers build confidence in their writing skills? Can an employee ask a supervisor to test a co-worker for drug use? SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, answers HR questions each week for USA Today.
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Jan 21, 2022
Some employers are offering cash or prizes to employees randomly selected from a pool of vaccinated entrants. While no official guidance has been issued on "vaccine sweepstakes," employers should observe existing rules for vaccine incentives.
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Jan 21, 2022
When organizations make perfunctory or symbolic efforts to give the appearance of inclusiveness, employees (and candidates) from marginalized or under-represented groups often perceive those efforts as performative and insincere. Here's how to start the process of meaningful change in your workplace.
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Jan 21, 2022
Employers that are covered by the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination directive for health care workers must take swift action to comply with looming deadlines. The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to pause the rule.
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Jan 21, 2022
Under a new auditing standard, benefits plan sponsors have added responsibilities when preparing for plan audits and face added liability risks if they fail to meet these new requirements.
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Jan 21, 2022
Community psychologists and law enforcement officers often receive training to recognize people in crisis and try to stabilize the situation. Employers and their security staff can do the same as they interact with staff, visitors and the public and be key partners in crisis intervention.
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Jan 21, 2022
A consultation has been launched into whether workforce reporting on disability should be introduced for U.K. employers with 250 or more employees.
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Jan 21, 2022
Another federal requirement that employees get vaccinated against COVID-19—this time for federal workers—was blocked by a federal district court in Texas Jan. 21.
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Jan 21, 2022
California's SB 331, which is known as the Silenced No More Act, took effect on Jan. 1 and expands restrictions on the use of confidentiality provisions in certain employment-related settlement agreements.
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Jan 20, 2022
SHRM's certification documents and exams have undergone a thorough review to ensure they are up-to-date with best HR practices around the globe. Learn about the updates and revisions to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge, formerly titled the SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge, and the simplified eligibility requirements for candidates seeking to take the certification exams.
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Jan 20, 2022
Take the guesswork out of the recertification process for maintaining your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential. When you see the SHRM Recertification Provider seal, you know these programs have been preapproved for professional development credits. Here are the latest companies to be approved as SHRM Recertification Providers. Congratulations!
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Jan 20, 2022
Workplace leaders strive to keep civil conversations about controversial topics from becoming emotional disagreements that can cause disruption. Proactively addressing any issues raised by such discussions is the best approach—these may not be easy topics to deal with, but action is necessary to ensure workplace civility.
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Jan 20, 2022
States reported that 286,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Jan. 15, an increase of 55,000 from last week's revised level. New jobless claims had hovered around pre-pandemic levels for over a month, as employers avoided layoffs amid labor shortages. Economists believe that omicron-related disruptions are at least temporarily impeding the labor market's recovery.
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Jan 20, 2022
?HR students tend to perform well on the SHRM-CP exam and pass at a reasonably high rate, despite their limited experience in the practice of HR, updated SHRM research shows. Recent changes in eligibility requirements and exam affordability have led more students to take the SHRM-CP exam in pursuit of certification before they enter the field as full-time practitioners.
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Jan 20, 2022
New restrictions in Italy apply to more than just offshoring situations. Employers that are planning layoffs in Italy should carefully consider the new provisions.
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Jan 20, 2022
New federal guidance addresses preventive services that health plans must cover without cost-sharing, including follow-up colonoscopies for those younger than age 50 and the full scope of contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act.
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Jan 20, 2022
Have questions about the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credentials? In every issue, the SHRM Certification team will answer some of your most frequently asked questions. Have additional questions? Send them to SHRMCertNews@shrm.org.
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Jan 20, 2022
Amid the latest COVID-19 surge, employers and employees across Europe have pushed back return-to-work plans with government encouragement.
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Jan 19, 2022
Starbucks reversed course and announced in a message to workers Jan. 18 that the company won't require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular...
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Jan 19, 2022
A work culture perceived as toxic is the biggest reason why people quit—10 times more important than pay, according to new research.
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Jan 19, 2022
A Senate committee voted in favor of David Weil's nomination to be the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) wage and hour administrator, a position he served in during part of the Obama administration. Now his nomination moves to the full Senate.
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Jan 19, 2022
SHRM Online spoke with Kay Maddox-Daines, author of How to Get Ahead in HR about pressing questions students and emerging HR professionals have about navigating their careers
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Jan 19, 2022
Colorado employers should take care to determine that restrictive covenants—such as noncompetes—in employment agreements comply with permittable purposes under state law. Intentional violations could result in criminal penalties.
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Jan 19, 2022
Cal/OSHA confirmed in its updated FAQs that the California Department of Public Health's isolation and quarantine recommendations replace the Cal/OSHA emergency temporary standards.
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Jan 19, 2022
As the requirement to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests took effect, some insurers' systems were not ready to pay the upfront costs of tests bought at a pharmacy. Meanwhile, the government launched a website for ordering free test kits.
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Jan 19, 2022
Jobseekers may be tempted to make their resumes appeal to as broad an audience as possible. That is exactly the wrong thing to do and may be why employers aren't responding, writes career columnist Martin Yate.
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Jan 19, 2022
The start of the year is a great time for Minnesota employers to review their policies and practices for compliance with the state's lactation breaks and pregnancy accommodations laws.
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Jan 18, 2022
Call it corporate speak or business lingo, jargon is ubiquitous in leadership presentations, memos and blogs in every industry. Yet it's counterproductive, especially for managers.
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Jan 18, 2022
Too often, performance goals set at the start of the year become obsolete by midyear. Here are six ways managers can help employees set meaningful goals for 2022.
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Jan 18, 2022
An employer was entitled to compel an employee to arbitrate his claims of discrimination based on his race and national origin, as a valid agreement to arbitrate employment-related disputes existed, ruled the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Jan 18, 2022
?Job hunters are saying they want to work for employers that support efforts to stop climate change. Here's how employers can show prospects they are taking this requirement seriously.
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Jan 18, 2022
?Job hunters are saying they want to work for employers who support efforts to stop climate change. Here's how employers can show prospects they are taking this requirement seriously.
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Jan 18, 2022
Employers that are covered by the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination directive for health care workers must take swift action to comply with looming deadlines. The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to pause the rule.
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Jan 18, 2022
A program review specialist for the Texas Department of Agriculture could not establish disability discrimination or retaliation when she was fired a year after her request to work remotely due to medical issues, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
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Jan 18, 2022
The prevalence of pandemic-era hybrid work, along with a vaccination-inspired increase in travel, led to a new holiday phenomenon this year: longer working vacations at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.
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Jan 18, 2022
The highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 has resulted in numerous breakthrough cases, which may prompt employers to pause return-to-workplace plans and consider remote work, if they can.
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Jan 17, 2022
SHRMLabs has launched its second annual Better Workplaces Challenge Cup competition, a search for innovative workplace technologies that will reinvent how work is done.
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Jan 17, 2022
Many HR functions are turning to new digital learning approaches to keep pace with these workplace changes and deliver training that's more effective at preventing...
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Jan 17, 2022
Many HR functions are turning to new digital learning approaches to keep pace with these workplace changes and deliver training that's more effective at preventing misconduct and reducing the threat of legal action from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Jan 17, 2022
Human resource information technology (HRIT) specialists are worth their weight in gold when it comes to configuring, managing and troubleshooting the growing number of HR technology platforms used in organizations. Yet given recent changes in the workplace, some experts believe HRIT functions need to use more of those technical skills to improve the employee experience rather than just focusing on enhancing the efficiency or regulatory compliance of technology systems.
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Jan 14, 2022
A second Starbucks store in the U.S. became unionized, the National Labor Relations Board recently announced, and organizing efforts at other stores are surfacing.
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Jan 14, 2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government recently announced a new workweek for all public-sector employees.
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Jan 14, 2022
A second Starbucks store in the U.S. became unionized, the National Labor Relations Board recently announced, and organizing efforts at other stores are surfacing.
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Jan 14, 2022
Failures to communicate happen frequently in the workplace. During his years investigating and defending discrimination claims, columnist Jathan Janove writes, he encountered numerous situations in which, although discrimination was alleged, that was not the reason for a terminated workplace relationship. Instead, it was a breakdown in communication and trust.
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Jan 14, 2022
As employers strive to make their workplaces more inclusive, they shouldn't overlook first-generation professionals (FGPs). Also known as "class migrants," FGPs are those who move from working-class roots to white-collar careers. Here are tips for supporting FGPs in your workplace.
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Jan 14, 2022
For automatically enrolled 401(k) plan participants, the most common 401(k) default deferral rate is now 6 percent of an employee's pay, research shows. Automatically raising employees' contributions above the initial default rate helped 401(k) savings to hit record levels in 2021.
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Jan 14, 2022
Citigroup's requirement that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 kicked in Jan. 14. Employees who didn't comply by then were placed on unpaid leave and will be fired at the end of the month unless they receive an exemption.
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Jan 14, 2022
Would it be harmful to a person's career to turn down a promotion? How can managers keep up morale and productivity if the workplace moves from in-person to remote work? SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, answers HR questions each week for USA Today.
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Jan 13, 2022
?Companies that expected to bring back employees temporarily working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are again changing their return-to-office dates or putting the return on hold. Airbnb employees, for example, do not have to return to the office until September 2022.
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Jan 13, 2022
States reported that 230,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Jan. 8, an increase of 23,000 from last week's revised level. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits, at 1.5 million, has fallen well under its pre-pandemic average of 1.7 million.
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Jan 13, 2022
Ontario recently became the first Canadian province to bar employers from entering into noncompete agreements with employees.
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Jan 13, 2022
The talent acquisition team at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene had to overcome incredible obstacles as the agency played its critical part combatting the deadly COVID-19 virus over the last 22 months.
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Jan 13, 2022
With consumer price increases hitting a 40-year high—now up 7 percent year-over-year—and real (inflation adjusted) average hourly earnings falling 2.4 percent last year, pressure is mounting on employers to raise 2022 wages more than they anticipated they would.
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Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) emergency temporary standard requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to ensure workers are vaccinated against the coronavirus or wear masks and undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. But it allowed the federal government to require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.
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Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) emergency temporary standard requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to ensure workers are vaccinated against the coronavirus or wear masks and undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. But it allowed the federal government to require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.
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Jan 12, 2022
Career and professional development may have taken a backseat to the many demands facing organizations in the pandemic era. Still, restoking career and professional...
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Jan 12, 2022
Many state lawmakers have focused on improving workplace gender and racial equity in recent years, which has prompted legislation that encourages or requires diversity on corporate boards. But can a state's efforts to promote diversity infringe on constitutional rights? Several lawsuits against California's gender board diversity law make this claim.
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Jan 12, 2022
You might have missed it, but the prohibition against employers with federal contracts asking about a job applicant's criminal history—part of a defense funding bill signed in late 2019—took effect in the last days of 2021.
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Jan 12, 2022
For employees paid overtime compensation pursuant to the fluctuating workweek method available under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the payment of bonuses, shift differentials or other variable pay for the same week does not invalidate the arrangement.
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Jan 12, 2022
Countries throughout Latin America have been re-examining and revising their laws as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a threat to public health.
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Jan 12, 2022
A summer internship at American Express in 2021 not only led to an offer for a full-time job at the company's New York City office when college student Mausam Mehta graduates in May, it also taught her the importance of presenting her authentic self to her employer and advocating on her own behalf.
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Jan 12, 2022
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling in either case before it challenging the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination policies, the court seemed more receptive to the rule covering certain health care workers than the directive for private employers.
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Jan 12, 2022
Diversity and inclusion have taken on greater prominence for companies in India in recent years, with more firms wanting to build an equitable workplace.
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Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced its tentative schedule for the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal, which is set to open on April 12 with a filing deadline of May 17.
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Jan 12, 2022
The percentage of U.S. workers covered by COVID-19 vaccine mandates put in place by their employers has held at 36 percent since fall 2021.
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Jan 12, 2022
A railroad inspector who was fired shortly after reporting that wearing a seat belt while driving a "hy-rail vehicle" could be dangerous had a valid retaliation claim, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
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Jan 12, 2022
More than 4.5 million new businesses were started in 2021--many by employees who left companies to strike out on their own. While employers are struggling to retain workers during the Great Resignation, they also understand and commend their former colleagues' entrepreneurial spirit. And sometimes, the change benefits both parties.
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Jan 11, 2022
Walmart and Amazon—the two largest employers in the country—have reduced their paid isolation leave.
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Jan 11, 2022
A surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Puerto Rico led Gov. Pedro Pierluisi to issue another round of executive orders, including one that expands the number of workers who must get vaccine booster shots.
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Jan 11, 2022
Much of the costs from poorly trained IT employees will come from delays in the release of products or services, missed revenue, and increased costs to the business.
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Jan 11, 2022
Starting in April 2022, employers advertising jobs in New York City will be required to include the salary range for the position in their postings.
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Jan 11, 2022
As remote work continues for many employers, HR professionals should ensure they are staying current on where remote employees are working. Out-of-state telecommuting may bring unexpected legal liability.
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Jan 11, 2022
?Your resume is your introduction to a potential employer. Make that first impression count, because it will determine whether the employer wants to interview you, writes career columnist Martin Yate. Take the time to revise your resume until it tells the right story about your career and how you can do the job the employer needs filled.
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Jan 11, 2022
As more automation is added, systems are integrated, sensors and Internet of Things devices are hooked up, a deluge of data is gathered that can rapidly swamp IT and HR systems.
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Jan 11, 2022
Businesses in Colorado must comply with paid-sick-leave requirements in addition to COVID-19-related leave rules.
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Jan 11, 2022
The Department of Labor "clarified" a position taken by the prior administration when it issued new guidance cautioning 401(k) plan fiduciaries, as they evaluate investment options, to prudently evaluate mutual funds that contain private equity holdings.
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Jan 11, 2022
?The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance to implement President Joe Biden's order that, starting Jan. 15, health plans must cover or reimburse costs for over-the-counter (OTC) at-home rapid COVID-19 tests without requiring health plan participants to pay any of the amount. Employees and dependents covered by an employer-sponsored health plan can go online or to a pharmacy or store, buy a test approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and either get it paid for up front by their health plan, or get reimbursed for the cost by submitting a claim to their plan.
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Jan 11, 2022
The Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its enforcement policy on new fee disclosures by benefit brokers and consultants who provide services to employer health plans. The disclosures let plan sponsors check if their advisors are receiving indirect compensation that creates conflicts of interest.
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Jan 10, 2022
Find the answers to common questions about coronavirus as it relates to the workplace in general, employee leave, and employer policies and practices.
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Jan 10, 2022
The role of HR professionals has evolved significantly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but more change is expected in the year ahead, according to HR experts speaking at the recent SHRM India Annual Conference 21, held virtually.
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Jan 10, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it may replace a standard that made it easier to defend workplace policies.
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Jan 10, 2022
Learning and development professionals shared training insights and best practices for early career training during a recent virtual roundtable hosted by London-based Fitch Learning.
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Jan 10, 2022
COVID-19 dealt a devastating blow to health care workers. They've suffered burnout, overwork, fatigue, risk and infection. Health care HR staffs, too, are stretched to the max, coping with low staff morale, salary complaints, resignations, enforcing mask and vaccination mandates, policy changes, hiring more cleaning staff, and supply chain shortages. The crises have been nonstop.
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Jan 07, 2022
Three sales professionals at car dealerships in California could not bring wage and hour claims against Volkswagen under California law, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Jan 07, 2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have announced that for public-sector employees, the workweek will be reduced to four-and-a-half days, with the weekend running from Friday afternoon to Sunday.
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Jan 07, 2022
Recent news stories have highlighted the role whistleblowers played in curbing international financial crimes, bringing to light alleged financial mismanagement and the effects of not addressing whistleblowers' concerns on listed companies' value.
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Jan 07, 2022
Opponents of the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine-or-testing rule for private employers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly halt the directive during recent oral arguments. The federal government argued that Congress gave OSHA the power to take emergency action.
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Jan 07, 2022
U.S. employers added 199,000 new jobs in December 2021, coming in well below expectations, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent from 4.2 percent in November. Notably, the December employment data was collected before the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 impacted the labor market.
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Jan 07, 2022
California HR professionals know that the new year generally brings new employment laws, as well as higher minimum wage thresholds at the state and local levels. So the start of the year is a great time to update employee handbooks and ensure compliance.
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Jan 07, 2022
Advanced primary care is as a collaborative health care approach. Employers contract directly with primary care providers, replacing fees for services with monthly per-member payments. The primary provider coordinates care with a patient-support team.
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Jan 07, 2022
Advance copies of Form 5500 information returns, to report on plan year 2021 benefits during 2022, reflect an increase in maximum civil penalties for late filings and address reporting for pooled employer plans, among other updates and adjustments.
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Jan 07, 2022
How can job applicants prepare for a group interview? Should employers offer child care benefits to attract job candidates? SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, answers HR questions each week for USA Today.
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Jan 07, 2022
The beginning of the year is a good time for employers to audit their pay practices for compliance with federal, state and local wage and hour laws. This year, employers should pay particular attention to minimum wage changes, higher salary requirements for exempt workers and COVID-19-related paid leave.
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Jan 07, 2022
When employees have difficulty juggling caregiving responsibilities, their well-being and productivity suffer. To identify the best ways to help, ask workers about the challenges they're facing.
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Jan 06, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) overstepped its authority when it issued an...
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Jan 06, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) overstepped its authority when it issued an emergency temporary standard.
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Jan 06, 2022
Federal contractors can get their affirmative action programs (AAPs) in order prior to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program's (OFCCP's) deadline to certify their AAP status. But many questions remain about the OFCCP Contractor Portal.
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Jan 06, 2022
?Peering into the swirling mists of the new year, HR leaders share their predictions for organizational and employee development; diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); and well-being initiatives. Read ahead for a look into the great beyond of 2022.
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Jan 06, 2022
Both first-time and continuing unemployment claims are now at or below the level they were generally at before the pandemic-related spike in 2020. States reported that 207,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Jan. 1. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits has finally returned to its pre-pandemic average of 1.7 million.
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Jan 06, 2022
The IRS announced the annual adjustment to the fees that insurers or sponsors of self-insured health plans pay per plan enrollee to fund the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) trust fund.
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