Nearly Half of Workers Are ‘Definitely Looking’ to Work Remotely

?Many employees plan to pursue remote working opportunities in the future, according to new research by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Research Institute. Forty-eight percent of about 1,700 surveyed workers... Read more »

Ask HR: Did My Employer Violate the ADA?

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 him... Read more »

Values-Based Leadership in Action

?Values-based leadership is both a leadership style and philosophy that builds on the shared beliefs and assumptions of the leader and the team. Because a common set of values is shared, teams... Read more »

3 Steps to Active Listening

Former employment attorney and author Jathan Janove writes for SHRM Online on how to inject greater humanity into HR compliance. He welcomes your questions and suggestions for future columns. Contact him at the e-mail address... Read more »

What Employers Should Know Before Trying a 4-Day Workweek

Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Despite the gains workers have made through the Covid pandemic in increasing flexibility in... Read more »

Career Lessons from Monique Jefferson

?Like many people who started new jobs mid-pandemic, Monique Jefferson was onboarded remotely when she became the CHRO for New York Public Radio (NYPR) in February 2021. She used that experience to... Read more »

Business Purchaser Can Have Successor Liability for Title VII Claims

?Takeaway: This case illustrates how a business purchaser can have notice of and therefore successor liability for discrimination and retaliation claims that arose before the sale. This case also underscores the importance... Read more »

Short-Term Impairments May Be Covered by the ADA if Sufficiently Severe

?Takeaway: Employers are advised to not assume that an impairment of short duration is not a disability under the ADA, as amended.  ?The definition of “disability” in the Americans with Disabilities Act... Read more »

Workplace Romance Is on the Rise

A married executive insisted the subordinate he was romantically involved with would voluntarily leave the company so they could be together. She didn’t agree with those terms; he ended up out of a... Read more »

Proposed Regulations Clarify Data Privacy Rules in California

?A new set of proposed regulations in California gives companies some guidance on how they should handle sensitive personal data. On May 27, the California Consumer Protection Agency released new regulations pertaining... Read more »