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The HR I.Q. Test: August ’22

08/01/2022
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Steer clear of hosting unwanted festivities

07/21/2022
Before you plan the next workplace party honoring an employee, ask whether this is something the employee wants and will appreciate. There has been a recent rash of lawsuits over such unwelcome events.

House bill would increase funding for Labor Department agencies, NLRB

07/13/2022
The House Appropriations Committee has approved spending legislation that would increase Fiscal Year 2023 funding for several federal agencies that regulate employment law.

The HR I.Q. Test: July ’22

07/01/2022
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

EEOC now allows employees to choose nonbinary label

06/30/2022
The EEOC has implemented plans to let employees select a nonbinary “X” gender designation when they file discrimination charges.

Snapshot: Even the C-suite feels burned out

06/28/2022
69% of senior executives have seriously considered quitting for a job that better supports their well-being.

In their own words: Lessons from the SHRM22 conference

06/24/2022
Here is some bite-sized advice from last month’s Society for Human Resource Management annual conference in New Orleans.

DOL, Commerce promote creation of ‘good jobs’

06/24/2022
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce have announced an initiative called “Good Jobs Principles,” a coordinated effort to provide employers, workers, federal agencies, state and local governments and other advocates with a roadmap to advance the goal of quality jobs for all workers.

Employers face flurry of new state, local laws

06/24/2022
State legislatures and city councils have been busy in recent weeks and months, enacting new legislation affecting workplaces. Notable new employment laws address the hot topics of family leave and transparency about pay. If similar measures have not yet been adopted where you operate, they soon might be.

Survey: 30% of U.S. workers say they struggle financially

06/21/2022
Three in 10 U.S. workers are struggling financially, and more than two in five workers (43%) are having difficulty meeting basic needs, according to research from the 2022 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey by the Willis Towers Watson consulting firm.