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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.

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.

SOTU highlighted HR issues

03/08/2022
President Biden name-checked several HR-related issues in his March 1 State of the Union Address, calling for a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage and backing legislation to provide paid family and medical leave.

Pandemic echoes keep resonating for HR pros

03/01/2022
Dealing with the lingering effects of the pandemic—especially recruiting challenges—will dominate the HR profession for the rest of the year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s new State of the Workplace Study.

DOL seeks nominations to join workforce information council

03/01/2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting someone to represent the business community on the federal Workforce Information Advisory Council.

The HR I.Q. Test: March ’22

03/01/2022
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

That’s why she sued: 7 employment law lessons from ‘The Office’

02/17/2022
HR professionals undoubtedly cringe when watching reruns of “The Office.” Throughout the show, Michael Scott and his team committed so many employment law blunders that would have triggered huge lawsuit verdicts in real life. Here are a few good lessons that HR professionals and managers can learn from all that bad behavior.

NLRB will collaborate with IRS, DOJ and DHS in addition to DOL

02/15/2022
The National Labor Relations Board is expanding on previously announced plans to coordinate enforcement practices with other federal agencies.

The pandemic changed (and elevated) the CHRO role

01/27/2022
At the start of COVID, employers thought they faced a health care issue, then a office space issue. But as the pandemic evolved, it became clear this was a complex business and people issue that has put HR directors squarely at the forefront and as key members of the C-suite.

Lessons learned from employers who stepped up in 2021

01/25/2022
During this unprecedented time in history, we learn from one another. To that end, here’s a look at five crucial issues the pandemic catapulted into the limelight and how individual organizations responded.