Parents can take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off to attend special education meetings—called individualized education program meetings—for children with serious health conditions, according […]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can’t treat its guidance on criminal background checks—which states that using such checks may not be lawful in some circumstances—as […]

Federal immigration officials arrested approximately 680 undocumented workers Aug. 7 at several food-processing plants in Mississippi, as the Trump administration cracks down on workplaces that hire […]

In The Price of Pettiness (SHRM, 2019), you’ll find the STOMP Checklist–a tool to not only make yourself aware of your own petty workplace behavior, but […]

A computer hardware manufacturer created a book club to onboard new employees and train veteran employees undergoing changes in their job roles. Source: New feed 2

An amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will expand the act’s scope and prohibit employers from requesting information about a job applicant’s prior compensation. Here’s […]

​Organizations that signed the Pledge to America’s Workers, including SHRM, were invited to the White House on July 25 to observe the initiative’s one-year anniversary. Two […]