HR Management

Snapshot: Paid leave & pot: Top HR law challenges at state/local level

05/14/2019

The patchwork of laws on leave and marijuana push those to the top when employers are asked, “In which areas have state/local laws created compliance challenges?”

5 mental traps of decision-making

05/09/2019

Heuristics are defined as mental shortcuts, or unconscious routines, to help us deal with the complexities of decision-making. Most of the time, these shortcuts serve us well—but they can undermine our objectivity. Here are five psychological traps, or biases, that often derail business decisions.

5 fast-disappearing jobs, 2008–2018

05/07/2019

The rise of e-commerce has claimed more jobs than any other factor since 2008.

New state lactation accommodation requirements may be coming to California

04/30/2019

California Senate Bill 142 would amend building codes to require new commercial buildings and those undergoing improvements costing over $1 million to include designated lactation spaces for employees.

Should your company close for a week to innovate, plan?

04/25/2019

Even if a leader advocates for employees to be creative and pursue new ideas, organizations rarely allocate time and resources. Enter the “organizational charrette,” a new management practice in which the entire company closes shop for one week so every employee can focus on innovation and future planning.

Young employees don’t get enough career development

04/23/2019

Only 12% of training professionals surveyed by the Association for Talent Development say their organizations provide effective career development for employees with less than five years of full-time work experience.

The HR I.Q. Test: May ’19

04/18/2019

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

LEAP 2019: The Top 10 Lessons for HR

04/18/2019

Hundreds of HR professionals gathered in Las Vegas on April 3–5 for the HR Specialist’s 15th annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium. Here are some of the bits of employment-law wisdom from the 30 speakers.

OSHA: Killeen, Texas gun range ordered to get the lead out

04/16/2019

Workers at a gun range in Killeen, Texas were exposed to unsafe lead levels, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Teen employment expected to rise in tight labor market