Employers that conduct employment background checks will continue to feel the pressure to safeguard applicant and employee data in 2019. HR professionals will also be interested […]
Organizations hiring workers with H-1B visas under the annual cap will have to use a new online registration system as anticipated—but not until 2020. U.S. Citizenship […]
As U.S. support for the legalization of marijuana grows and more states approve marijuana’s medical and recreational use, employers must understand the relevant legal developments and […]
A federal district court held that an employer’s shifting reasons for why it did not pay the plaintiff for weekend work demonstrated that the employer’s policy […]
Fast-track processing has been resumed for H-1B cap-subject visa petitions filed in April 2018. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Jan. 25 its decision to […]
Facebook, Google and Microsoft are making deeper forays into the HR technology market, leading to faster consumerization of HR technology platforms, increasing competition for existing vendors […]
Employees suing an employer for creating a hostile work environment can consider a discrete decision, such as a promotion denial that they claim to be discriminatory, […]
Tax season is prime time for employees to review their paycheck withholding, and for HR departments to remind them to avoid common wage and benefit reporting […]