?Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently sent a memo to state agencies and public universities, ordering them to stop applying diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) policies in hiring, the Texas Tribune reported. The... Read more »
?Since the advent of the 9-to-5 workday, employers have largely stuck to this schedule and offered little flexibility to workers, except for vacation time and sick days. In fact, as of 2019,... Read more »
?Employers can expect more absent and tardy workers following the Super Bowl game Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. About one in five U.S. workers—an estimated 26.6 million people—say... Read more »
?Federal officials announced on Feb. 7 that they have extended the deadline for contractors to submit objections to the public disclosure of their EEO-1 reports. Now the deadline is Feb. 17 at 11:59... Read more »
?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Your colleague is the first one in and the last one to leave. They... Read more »
?HR professionals must recognize when it is legally acceptable to ask applicants health-related questions—including whether they have a hearing disability—and if they need job-related accommodations, according to updated guidance from the U.S.... Read more »
?In December, I suggested ways to revise conventional so-called “progressive discipline.” In January, I followed up on the topic based on reader input. This month, I want to remake the performance review.... Read more »
?Caregiver is the fastest-growing employee group, with 73 percent of all employees having some type of current caregiving responsibility, according to a recent Harvard Business School study titled The Caring Company. Many... Read more »
?We spend on average about one-third of our lives at work. Based on a traditional 40-hour workweek, that’s 2,080 hours a year with co-workers, direct reports or supervisors. Given the amount of... Read more »
?Takeaway: An applicant for a position as a special education aide who was rejected after she failed a physical exam could bring her disability bias claim to trial where she showed that... Read more »