Your HR Career

Key officials confirmed at DOL, EEOC

11/06/2023

The U.S. Senate has confirmed two Biden administration nominees to fill top jobs at the Department of Labor and the EEOC.

4 strategies to earn buy-in from your boss

10/27/2023

Ever have a fantastic idea you are excited about implementing that never saw the light of day due to a lack of support from your boss? Smart managers realize that coming up with an innovative solution is just an initial step toward change or progress. Turning that notion into reality requires getting others on board. How do you maximize your chances of receiving the go-ahead? Consider these strategies.

2024 forecast: Employees, employers alike taking a fresh look at pay, priorities

10/23/2023

Evolving economic conditions have workers reassessing pay expectations and career priorities, and employers reassessing compensation plans and recruiting strategies, according to the Robert Half outplacement firm’s newly released 2024 Salary Guide. Five takeaways emerged from the company’s research.

Staff have returned to the office, but the boss may be MIA

10/10/2023

There’s a profound disconnect between workers who have been ordered to return to the office and the bosses who demand their on-site presence, according to a new survey by ResumeBuilder.com. Fully 23% of workers forced to return to their offices say their supervisors aren’t physically present as much as they are.

Supreme Court watch: Upcoming cases on ‘23–’24 employment law docket

10/10/2023

The 2023–2024 term of the U.S. Supreme Court opened on Oct. 2. Three cases that may have a big impact on employers are already lined up for oral arguments and decisions sometime before June 2024. These include a bid to severely curtail the ability of agencies to create regulations based on their interpretation of federal laws, a potential big expansion of reasons employees can use to sue their employers and a whistleblower-protection case.

Delegate with care when asking managers to help with HR

10/04/2023

Say you’re part of an overworked two- or three-person HR department that struggles to keep up with basic administrative duties. It may be tempting to ease the load by transferring some basic HR duties to managers. That strategy can work, but it can also cause problems—and even result in legal liability risks.

EEOC strategic plan focuses on hate, protecting vulnerable employees, helping pregnant workers

10/02/2023

Over the next four years, the EEOC plans to “combat employment discrimination, promote inclusive workplaces, and respond to the national call for racial and economic justice.”

DOL, EEOC announce outreach, enforcement pact

09/18/2023

The federal agency partnership employers have long suspected has now been formalized: The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and the EEOC on Sept. 14 signed a formal cooperation agreement to enhance enforcement of federal laws and regulations.

CEOs distance themselves from DEI initiatives

09/13/2023

Mentions of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives fell by 54% during CEO earnings calls in the first quarter following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard decision, which outlawed race-based affirmative action in higher education.

EEO-1 data collection begins Oct. 31

09/11/2023

The window for submitting 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data opens on Tuesday, Oct. 31, with a filing deadline of Tuesday, Dec. 5.