On Nov. 17, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 4516, which amends Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law to restrict certain terms from being included... Read more »
Takeaway: This case underscores the need to keep any suspicions of employee misconduct confidential. Such suspicions, no matter how well-founded, should be communicated only in good faith on a limited basis to... Read more »
The rise of remote and hybrid work has lowered the walls between employees’ personal and work lives. But that doesn’t mean all topics feel safe to merge. For instance, I’ll let my... Read more »
Early in her career, Mary Humiston was working in HR for General Electric and agreed to a temporary assignment in China. She expected the gig to last only a few months, but... Read more »
In my most recent article, “Developing a Habit of Delivering Frequent but Informal Feedback,” I introduced Lindsay, an HR director at an aerospace manufacturing and design firm with 200 employees. Lindsay was concerned... Read more »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act. The new law amends California Labor Code sections 98.6, 1102.5, and 1197.5 to create a rebuttable presumption... Read more »
In a sign of the rapidly evolving tech environment, Forrester Research envisions at least one high-profile company hiring a nonexistent job candidate in 2024. This prediction could prompt plenty of handwringing about... Read more »
The Colombia Constitutional Court declared that the right to labor disconnection is a fundamental human right applicable to all employees, including those who perform public functions and those who are in management... Read more »