Another 6.6 million U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 4, bringing the three-week total since March 15 to an unprecedented […]

When dealing with a critical situation such as the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important for employers to overcommunicate, says columnist Jathan Janove. Don’t hunker down with your […]

​Boston bartenders Susana Gutierrez and Jessica Martinez were among the 10 million workers who applied for unemployment insurance in the last two weeks of March due […]

​As coronavirus-related claims for unemployment insurance reach historic levels, state systems are overwhelmed, laid-off workers are frustrated, and anxiety is mounting. Employers can’t solve all these […]

Workers around the world are facing a kind of stress we’ve never seen before. Is it time to start meditating? One review of meditation studies found […]

In many states, only essential businesses can stay open to the public and only critical staff can remain at the worksite during the coronavirus pandemic. So […]

Multinational employers needing to post staff overseas can struggle to structure an expatriate assignment to meet business needs and legal mandates. A “secondment” is one option. […]

Help American workers—now and in the future—by improving their financial literacy. April is National Financial Literacy Month. To observe this during the current pandemic and thousands […]

​The editors of SHRM Certification Update are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 SHRM HR Haiku Contest, celebrating National Poetry Month. During the current […]