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Hiring
Smarter hiring starts with these steps
10/17/2025
Hiring decisions are among the most consequential choices an organization makes. A single mistake can ripple across productivity, morale and even legal compliance.
Compensation & Benefits
Protect your company by getting wage-and-hour rules right
10/14/2025
At the 2025 HR Specialist Summit, Carrie Hoffman reminded attendees that the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn’t grant employers much leeway. Exemptions are narrowly construed, the burden of proof is on the company and even small oversights can snowball into class claims.
Employment Law
Senate confirms EEOC commissioner; quorum restored
10/14/2025
On Oct. 7, the U.S. Senate confirmed over 100 Trump administration nominees, including Brittany Panuccio as a EEOC commissioner. Her appointment restores a quorum to the commission, creating a Republican majority and allowing it to again fully function.
HR Management
Leadership defense strategies for HR and managers—accountability is key
10/14/2025
At the 2025 HR Specialist Summit, author and consultant Paul Falcone presented Leadership Defense: Verbal & Documented Disciplinary Interventions, focusing on how HR and managers can protect their organization and their people through clear, consistent accountability. Leadership defense, he explained, is about structure, fairness and helping employees succeed before problems escalate, not punishment.
Terminations
Supreme Court starts new term—key employment law cases on the docket
10/14/2025
The Supreme Court has started the 2025–2026 term, and it looks to be an interesting one for employers. Here’s a breakdown of pending cases and issues.
Employee Relations
Resistance over return-to-office mandates intensifies
10/06/2025
A new survey from FlexJobs, an employment-finding service, shows employee resistance to return-to-office mandates has reached a breaking point.
Article Archives
How not to handle a religious accommodation request
DOL opinion letter clarifies intermittent leave usage
E-Verify back online: What employers need to do now
35 years of the ADA: How managers can support disabled employees
DOJ says religious accommodations include remote work: 3 steps to take
Proposed law seeks to protect older workers
EEOC stops handling disparate-impact cases
Government shutdown impacts hiring and I-9 process
Are you liable for third-party harassment? Maybe, maybe not
HR Specialist Summit speaker addresses 2025 challenges and previews the year ahead
Newly proposed bill targets credit checks in hiring
Private payroll report shows steep job decline
Seasonal hiring slows as retailers scale back plans
Court: Toxic social media posts justify denying promotion
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