Information from background checks can help employers avoid legal claims, such as those for negligent hiring. Gathering and using this information, however, carries legal risk if […]

The Society for Human Resource Management is supporting the Commonsense Reporting Act recently introduced in the House and Senate. The bipartisan legislation would ease the Affordable […]

Just as e-mail revolutionized the way workers communicated decades ago, new technologies are changing the way employees converse and employers need to keep up. Source: New […]

​While tools like Skype, WebEx, apps and other technology have improved telework in the last 15 years, colleagues still need human interaction to be successful, said […]

More employers are considering health plan premium tiers that base employees’ contributions for health coverage on their pay level. When adopting this approach, explain the reasons […]

​Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta outlined a “common-sense regulatory agenda,” and EEOC Acting Chair Victoria Lipnic said it’s a “new day in terms of regulatory approach” […]

On Oct. 12, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act (S.B. 63) into law, requiring employers with at least 20 employees to provide […]

An HR director’s Facebook post asking for help finding jobs for workers displaced by the fire destruction of a Hilton hotel gets an overwhelming response. Source: […]