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Top trend from Littler’s Workplace Institute report

10/10/2024
Congress is no longer the biggest driver of new laws impacting employers. Other than the passage of the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and the Pump Act, major new employment laws have been happening at the state and local levels. This adds to the complexity for employers who operate in more than one location.

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.

Tips for smart negotiations

09/30/2024
Negotiations happen all the time at work. Sometimes the setting is across a conference room table, sometimes it’s in your boss’s office, sometimes it’s over the phone with a vendor. No matter where or when, though, negotiation is a key skill every HR pro must master. Follow these rules for conducting successful, professional negotiations.

Smart strategies for surviving this fall’s open enrollment

09/30/2024
Open enrollment for health insurance benefits is an inevitable autumn ritual that can cause great stress for HR and for your employees. It usually comes at the busiest time of the year, when HR pros—along with everyone else—are tending to year-end deadlines. Smooth the process by implementing these strategies.

EEOC: ‘Fully healed’ return-to-work policy violates ADA

09/27/2024
Here’s a warning for employers that insist workers taking medical leave must be fully healed before returning to work. According to the EEOC, such a rule violates the ADA because it forecloses the possibility that disabled employees could perform the essential functions of their jobs with or without an accommodation.

Review policies limiting workplace romantic relationships

09/27/2024
Earlier this year, the EEOC released the final version of its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. One of the report’s most significant conclusions: Employers can lessen the likelihood of workplace sexual harassment by putting up guardrails to regulate workplace romantic and sexual relationships.

Celebrate and recognize others on your day

09/25/2024
Tomorrow is HR Professionals Day. Celebrated every year on September 26, this day is devoted to honoring the invaluable work of HR professionals. We hope you are commended this week for all you do. Hopefully, you get some love from your employees, but here are some ways you can recognize your staff as well.

The cost of invisible leadership: Recognizing the problem

09/23/2024
Managerial invisibility is an insidious behavior that can cloak your entire workforce and organization at large. Able to take many different forms, when invisibility occurs, retention and recruitment can plummet, absenteeism increases and both output and quality results decline. This detachment is exacerbating sentiments that employers are decreasingly caring about staff welfare.

5 leadership lessons from NFL football teams

09/23/2024
NFL football is a big business. It is more popular than ever and creates many of the most-watched shows in the United States each year. And each of these games provides leadership lessons if we look for them. Here are five important lessons for leaders and organizations who want to improve—all available to you from watching even a little NFL football.

How to write a data-collection policy

09/23/2024
We already know we participate in a surveillance economy. It may be worse than you think. Payroll collects a lot of data from employees and is being asked to do a lot more with it. Maybe it’s time for a data-collection policy.