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Compensation & Benefits

Benefits: Ease young workers’ financial stress

10/15/2024
According to a recent survey conducted by PNC Bank, three in five U.S. workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck. The feeling that they’re skating on financially thin ice is most prevalent among the youngest employees—members of Gen Z and millennials.
Employment Law

EEOC’s latest litigation stats show focus on disability discrimination, retaliation

10/15/2024
The EEOC filed 110 lawsuits challenging unlawful employment discrimination in fiscal year 2024, placing an emphasis on what a commission statement called “emerging issues and advancing the employment rights of underserved and vulnerable workers.”
HR Management

Ban numerical goals, quotas from efforts to diversify

10/15/2024
Studies show that employers with diverse workforces outperform homogenous organizations on such important measures as innovation, revenue and profitability. However, employers intent on fostering diversity must do it in a way that doesn’t discriminate against any specific group of applicants or employees.
Employee Relations

Disciplining for harassment? Ensure it’s even-handed

10/10/2024
When disciplining workers for harassing co-workers, make sure the punishment isn’t disproportionate and that you can show similarly situated workers were punished the same way.
Hiring

New DOL resource offers best practices for using AI in hiring

09/30/2024
The resource is designed to “help employers reduce the risks of creating unintentional forms of discrimination and barriers to accessibility as they implement AI hiring technology,” a DOL statement said.
Terminations

Ensure layoffs don’t target ‘costly’ workers

09/30/2024
When employers decide to reduce their workforces, it’s often because they need to save money. Laying off highly paid employees is one thing. It’s entirely another matter to target employees with costly medical problems that strain your self-insured health plan. That’s an almost foolproof way to trigger a lawsuit.
Article Archives

Survey: HR admin takes away from employee-focused work

Gallup throws cold water on the AI revolution

Time off to vote? It may be required in your state

Judge enjoins NLRB in-house trial over constitutional challenge

Honesty: An absolute necessity in litigation

Fewer federal AI regulations may cause more problems for employers

Top trend from Littler’s Workplace Institute report

Suspect FMLA abuse? Document suspicion

Employers embrace pay transparency

Modify ADA process in unique scenarios

Accommodate employees with gender dysphoria

The states with most stressed and most chill workers

Employees have gripes? Hold a peaceful meeting

Never count FMLA leave against employees when tallying attendance

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