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Positive cannabis tests broke record in 2021

03/31/2022
The number of U.S. employees testing positive for drugs broke records in 2021, a result that has some questioning the value of routinely testing applicants and employees for marijuana.

Budget would expand DOL, EEOC enforcement

03/31/2022
The Biden administration has signaled plans to step up compliance enforcement against employers with budget proposals that increase funding for both the Department of Labor and the EEOC by 10.6% each in fiscal year 2023, which begins in October 2022.

It happened in Vegas! Lessons from the 2022 LEAP conference

03/29/2022
The HR Specialist’s annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium took place March 16–18 in Las Vegas. Here are a few nuggets of HR wisdom from LEAP presenters, some of the nation’s most respected employment law attorneys.

What are the most annoying co-worker habits?

03/24/2022
As employees return to workplaces, get ready for those “He’s annoying me!” complaints to HR.

Is it time to drop your vaccine mandate?

03/24/2022
Is it time for employers to rethink their covid-19 policies, including requiring employees to be vaccinated and boosted as a condition of employment? The answer depends on a number of factors. Before making a decision on internal vaccine mandates, weigh these issues.

Workers praise employers for support during pandemic

03/22/2022
Despite having their workplaces turned upside down, a majority of U.S. workers give employers high marks for keeping them safe and supporting them during the two-year pandemic.

Snapshot: Diverging perspectives on workplace equity

03/22/2022
HR professionals and employees of color view diversity, equity and inclusion efforts almost entirely differently.

Best practices in I-9 retention: When to keep, when to shred

03/17/2022
The Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is often a breeding ground for mistakes, some of which can have significant repercussions. Yet despite all of the risks, employers often miss out on one of the very few free lunches in I-9 compliance: shredding or purging all of those really old and errant I-9s that are beyond the Form I-9 retention requirement

Shields up! Feds warn of Russian cyberattacks

03/17/2022
As the world tightens its economic grip on Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion, tech experts are citing heavier-than-usual cyberattacks on small and mid-sized U.S. businesses that are originating in Russia and China.

DOL, EEOC get modest increases in latest budget

03/17/2022
The omnibus federal funding bill Congress passed earlier this month, which kept the government from shutting down, set slightly higher budgets for the Department of Labor and the EEOC.