New York State Senate Passes New Harassment Protections
New York’s Senate has passed legislation to strengthen the state’s workplace sexual harassment protections. The new legislation institutes protections for both public and private...
US Appeals Court Finds Part-Time Work Is Not a Reasonable Accommodation
The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an employee who struggles with anxiety resulting in frequent absence from their job did not actually qualify for the...
Workplace Harassment Doesn’t Disappear with Remote Work
Amid the pandemic, a significant portion of the nation’s workplaces moved out of the office to work remotely. The countless challenges and stress that this move brought have shone...
The Importance of Soft Skills Training for Employee Retention
The labor landscape employers are facing today is like none before. HR professionals everywhere are facing challenges posed by a global pandemic, shortages of labor, rapid technological...
Proposed California Bill Introduces New Pay Transparency Requirements
The California Senate has recently introduced a new bill that would, if passed, introduce one of the most stringent pay transparency laws in the U.S. This draft of the law will...
More Than Half of Unemployed Men in Their 30s Possess Criminal Records
A new study has found that more than half of unemployed men in their thirties have some form of a criminal record. These records have significant effects on these men’s...
New CA Bill Would Protect the Ability to Perform Background Checks
A new California bill has recently been introduced into the state’s Senate that would require electronic indexes of the defendants in criminal cases that permit public searches...
Employers Are Welcoming Pets into the Workplace: Should Yours?
A new perk that an increasing number of employers are adopting could help your company find new talent and retain those it already has. These new perks are pet-related benefits.
During...
Managing Bereavement Leave Policies in the Workplace
There are few issues more fraught with emotion and complexity for employers than bereavement leave. Many employers provide bereavement leave through defined policies providing a few days. However,...
Proposed Bill – Automatically Seal the Criminal Records of More Than a Million Coloradans
Under a newly proposed bill, more than one million Coloradans may have their criminal records automatically sealed.
Senate Bill 22-99 would initiate...