Tips for Addressing Burnout in the Workplace

?Robert Bogue, president of Indiana-based technology company Thor Projects, and Terri Bogue, the company’s chief operations officer, have both experienced burnout in their lives. They’ve dealt with high levels of stress that... Read more »

IRS Raises Standard Mileage Rate for Final Half of 2022

Citing soaring gas prices, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on June 9 announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final six months of 2022. Effective July 1 through... Read more »

California Proposal Would Mandate Bereavement Leave

A bipartisan bill appears likely to pass in California that would guarantee bereavement leave for workers, making the state only the third to mandate such time off. The proposed law (AB-95) would... Read more »

Thousands of British Workers Begin Trial of 4-Day Workweek

More than 3,300 workers at 70 British companies, ranging from small consultancies to large financial firms, have started working a four-day week with no loss of pay in what organizers of the... Read more »

DOL Sued in Crypto 401(k) Guidance Lawsuit

The battle over crypto 401(k)s reached a fever pitch as 401(k) provider ForUsAll Inc. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in a Washington, D.C. federal court on June... Read more »

Ask an Expert: Pregnancy Accommodations

?When an employee has a high-risk pregnancy, HR professionals frequently have questions about how to handle accommodation requests. Federal laws that may come into play are the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Family... Read more »

SHRM Asks IRS Not to Increase Employer Reporting Burdens Under Proposed ACA Fix

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has asked the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that proposed regulations expanding access to subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans to employees’ family... Read more »

California: Failing to Return from Leave and Intermittent Leave

?Should an employee notify a California employer that he or she will not be able to return to work upon the expiration of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/California Family Rights Act... Read more »

California: Failing to Return from Leave and Intermittent Leave

?Should an employee notify a California employer that he or she will not be able to return to work upon the expiration of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/California Family Rights Act... Read more »

California: Obligations of an Employer When an Employee Requests Leave

?Within five days of receiving all required information, a California employer needs to determine whether a leave is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the California Family Rights Act... Read more »