At a time when employers are scrambling to fill thousands of open positions, Congress has formed the Bipartisan Second Chance Task Force to help returning citizens obtain employment, housing and health care... Read more »
California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) recently agreed to a $13 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) over unpaid wages and overtime. The DOL investigated... Read more »
A California appellate court recently ruled that the Walt Disney Co. violated a local minimum wage law in Anaheim, Ca., the location of Disneyland, the company’s original theme park. A class-action lawsuit representing... Read more »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday a new Form I-9—which has been streamlined and shortened—that employers should use beginning Aug. 1. Employers must stop using the older version of the Form I-9 (Rev.... Read more »
SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like... Read more »
A recalculation of student loan payments, announced July 14 by the U.S. Department of Education, will erase the balance for certain loans such as the Federal Family Education Loans program. More than... Read more »
California employers, beware: The state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy requirements for employees and... Read more »
Starting next year, some workers who make catch-up contributions to employer-sponsored retirement plans, like a 401(k), will have to instead put that money into Roth accounts—news that has big implications for both... Read more »
There’s a reason 2021 earned the tagline, “The Great Resignation.” According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 100 million people quit their jobs during 2021 and 2022. “The Great Resignation... Read more »