Proposed Rule Would Help Prevent Displacement of Qualified Service Contract Workers

?On July 15, the U.S. Department of Labor published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the nondisplacement protections under Executive Order 14055 for employees of large... Read more »

A Return to Office Could Be Inevitable

?While the 3.6 percent unemployment rate is just a tick above the lowest rate in the last 50 years, the signs of an impending recession are mounting—if the country isn’t in one... Read more »

5th Circuit Dismisses Discrimination Case That Showed Pretext

?Takeaway: While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot require “pretext-plus” to establish discrimination, there may still be cases in which evidence of pretext alone is not sufficient to send a... Read more »

Career Paths, Flexibility Could Alleviate Restaurant Labor Shortages

?Despite restaurant employment continuing at a steady pace, the sector remains 728,000 jobs below its pre-pandemic peak, the most severely impacted among all U.S. industries. The difficulty restaurants are having in keeping... Read more »

Want To Keep Your Employees? Listen To Them

?SHRM has partnered with ChiefExecutive.net to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Organizations are using 2022 as a “recovery year” from the pandemic and the Great Resignation that has followed.... Read more »

How to Conduct a Great Performance Review

Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Dissatisfaction with performance appraisals is pervasive. They are seen as time-consuming, demotivating, inaccurate, biased... Read more »

Cancer Cases on the Rise: Here’s What Employers Should Know

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an increase in cancer cases nationwide. Learn which demographics are at increased risk of being diagnosed and what employers can… Read more »

McDonald’s Franchisee to Pay $1.6 Million in Sexual-Harassment Case

A New England-area McDonald’s franchisee must pay $1.6 million in damages for failing to protect workers from a manager who sexually harassed them over several years at… Read more »

When Should Service Dogs Come to Work?

?On June 30, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued arts-and-crafts retailer Hobby Lobby for refusing to reasonably accommodate and then firing an employee with mental health problems who requested the... Read more »

Return to the Workplace Gets Mixed Reviews

In June, Tesla CEO Elon Musk demanded that all employees return to their onsite workspaces, according to a leaked e-mail thread. If workers refused, Musk would consider it a resignation. Ironically, when... Read more »