Have questions about recertifying your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential? Twice a month, the SHRM Certification team will answer some of the frequently asked questions they receive […]

Federal law doesn’t pre-empt a California test that is used to determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors under state law, but different tests may […]

In-N-Out Burger committed an unfair labor practice when it maintained a policy requiring clean uniforms without any pins or stickers supporting any causes, which it used […]

Despite rejecting an employer’s job offer, a female applicant could proceed to trial with her sex-discrimination failure-to-hire claim when the hiring manager allegedly stated a preference […]

Reducing working hours for expectant and postpartum mothers while maintaining full pay, or allowing new parents generally to phase out and back into full-time work, is […]

Giving nervous candidates extra time to relax before jumping into your interview questions takes conscious effort, but it’s a habit that’s well worth the effort. Source: […]

HR professionals whose companies have pending Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges against them should be ready for the possibility of an EEOC onsite visit and […]

Requiring employees to make two calls to request intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)—one to their direct supervisor and another to their […]

​U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers won’t use new discretionary authority to deny visa petitions and green card applications for “innocent mistakes,” the agency clarified. […]