California employers that conduct background checks on job applicants must comply with a range of legal requirements—including federal rules, the new California ban-the-box law that took […]

The employment relationship doesn’t always end on a positive note. So what can HR professionals lawfully say when they’re asked to vouch for a former—perhaps even […]

Does a focus on diversity and inclusion in the workforce remain an important business consideration? Source: New feed 2

Washington D.C., may become the next local government to require that restaurants pay minimum wage to its servers, bartenders and any other workers who currently earn […]

After nearly six years of discussion and debate, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved a standard on hotel housekeeping musculoskeletal injury prevention, which will take effect on […]

When starting your HR career, should you target a large established organization or a small company? There are right or wrong answers, but there are trade-offs […]

New procedures for processing disability claims, as required by the Labor Department, take effect on April 1, 2018. Employer-sponsored plans that deal with disability claims should […]

The theft of food from the workplace lunchroom is a big deal, so HR needs to take steps to stop it. Source: New feed 2

To provide their workers with healthy food, pioneering employers are sponsoring community-supported agriculture programs that allow employees to prepay for a season’s worth of farm-fresh produce. […]