HR Management

Did the COVID pandemic help or hurt HR’s reputation?

11/22/2021

COVID forced HR to take on dramatically new roles and tasks. So how did the pandemic affect how your HR function is viewed by employees and the C-suite?

Pandemic caused changes to HR costs, staffing, skills

11/22/2021

The pandemic flipped the workplace on its head, and it’s apparently doing the same thing to HR departments.

The mandate: To test or not to test, that is the question

11/18/2021

OSHA’s “vaccine or test” emergency temporary standard requires that every employer with 100 or more employees make a choice—require vaccines for all, or permit employees to opt out and test in lieu. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, and each employer will have to choose what’s best for its business. Here are four questions to ask yourself to help guide that decision.

Fight over OSHA vaccine mandate moves to 6th Circuit

11/18/2021

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear consolidated legal challenges to the Biden administration’s mandate for large employers to either require employees to be vaccinated against covid-19 or undergo weekly covid testing.

5th Circuit refuses to lift stay on OSHA covid mandate

11/16/2021

A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reaffirmed a previous order that prevented OSHA’s vaccinate-or-test covid-safety mandate from taking effect. The move adds uncertainty to a process driven by looming deadlines.

Play it safe when planning holiday parties

11/16/2021

For many employers, the decline in covid-19 cases signals the return of the company holiday party. But celebrating the season in a post-pandemic world won’t be as simple as booking a ballroom, choosing a caterer and hiring a DJ. Here are some possible complications to consider:

EEOC casts a skeptical eye on the use of AI in hiring

11/11/2021

Employers considering adding or expanding use of artificial intelligence programs to screen job applicants, take note: The EEOC has announced a new initiative to examine the use of AI in hiring.

Mark these dates on vax mandate calendar

11/11/2021

The starkest deadline written into the OSHA vaccine mandate standard for large employers is Jan. 4, 2022. However, most of the hard compliance work must happen a month earlier. Don’t count on legal challenges slowing down an aggressive timeline for meeting OSHA’s requirements. You have just days to reach critical milestones.

Craft vaccine mandate policy that complies with OSHA standard

11/09/2021

The OSHA emergency temporary standard requiring large employers to ensure employees are vaccinated against covid-19 stipulates that employers must “establish, implement and enforce a written mandatory vaccine policy.” Guidance issued Nov. 4 contains sample policy language that OSHA encourages employers to adapt and include in their handbooks. Here are some of the elements such a policy should include.

Snapshot: Vax mandates edge steadily upward