Tax-advantaged supplemental unemployment benefit (SUB) plans let employers augment unemployment insurance for laid-off employees. That boost can help employers maintain goodwill with employees until workers are […]
In just three months, the coronavirus pandemic has driven unemployment in the United States to levels akin the 1930s Great Depression. The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed […]
Another 2.1 million U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending May 23. That’s a dip from last week’s 2.4 million first-time claims, […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic pushes workforces to stay home under shelter-in-place orders and lockdowns, employees who are working remotely are increasingly at risk for abuse—especially from […]
Working from home can be difficult, with distractions ranging from young children to technology breakdowns to stress over the pandemic. But the work still needs to […]
As some workplaces reopen and others make plans to do so, we may start seeing business as usual. Smart HR professionals are making plans now—just in […]
As the hurricane season quickly approaches, HR leaders can’t expect to rely on their previous hurricane planning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social […]
Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation to decriminalize simple marijuana possession and prohibit employers from requiring applicants to disclose information related to past criminal charges for such […]