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House committee sets sights on Biden administration labor measures

01/31/2023

Don’t look for much legislating in the next two years with Democrats controlling the Senate and Republicans holding a slim majority in the House of Representatives. That doesn’t mean nothing will happen on Capitol Hill. House Republicans have signaled they will spend much of their time investigating Biden administration activities.

4 practical ways to foster diversity at work

01/31/2023

Employers that say they want a more diverse workforce too often take the easy way out. They form a diversity, equity and inclusion committee, sponsor a few DEI workshops and then wait for change to happen. It hardly ever works. Here are four elements of a plan to promote DEI in your organization.

The toxic five: Eradicate these from your workplace

01/27/2023

MIT Sloan Management Review research uncovered that toxic workplaces were the number one driving factor behind employees jumping ship in 2021, trumping other serious issues such as low pay. Yet the word “toxic” gets thrown around haphazardly, with many using it interchangeably with words like “annoying” and “frustrating.” So what is it that makes a workplace toxic, exactly?

Snapshot: Google’s top HR-related search terms of 2022

01/24/2023

Who’s tired of quiet quitting? Apparently not Google users. The term averaged more monthly searches than any other HR-related Google query last year.

2022: A year like none other for class actions

01/18/2023

Duane Morris LLP released its Class Action Review 2023 examining all categories of class-action litigation, and one thing is clear for employers in 2023: Be prepared.

Will 2023 be the year of workers’ rights?

01/06/2023

California already has passed a slew of new employment laws going into effect in 2023 and beyond that expand paid medical leave to anyone an employee designates as a family member, create protected bereavement leave and ban discrimination based on off-duty cannabis use.

HR analytics expert details why analytics is vital to your company

01/04/2023

Human resources analytics, a relatively new discipline, is growing at an extraordinary rate and is quickly becoming an essential competency for HR professionals, according to Dr. Michele Rigolizzo, an assistant professor at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University.

Biden signs Omnibus budget bill: What employers need to know

01/04/2023

In time to avert a federal government shutdown, Congress passed and President Biden signed the sprawling Omnibus funding bill into law. Included in the final version that funded federal agencies through fiscal year 2023 were changes that impact how employers operate.

The HR I.Q. Test: January ’23

01/01/2023

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

Huge employment law verdicts and settlements in 2022

12/22/2022

Employees who sued their current or former employers reaped spectacular paydays in 2022. For some, it was almost like winning the lottery.