?Banks and credit unions may need to modify their hiring protocols in light of a new federal law that relaxes restrictions on financial institutions hiring people with criminal histories. The fair hiring... Read more »
?A U.S.-based employer faced legal consequences after it terminated a remote employee in the Netherlands who refused to keep his camera on for the whole nine-hour workday. The Dutch Court held that... 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 »
Only days after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said corporate workers would be required to spend at least three days a week in offices beginning May 1, Amazon workers are fighting the new... Read more »
?Employee resource groups (ERGs), also known as affinity groups, are employee-driven groups focused on a shared and often protected characteristic, life experience or interest. These groups have proliferated, with roughly 90 percent... Read more »
?Employers can no longer use severance agreements in sweeping terms to prevent laid-off employees from talking about their work or criticizing their former employer, under a decision from the National Labor Relations... Read more »
?Canada welcomed a record number of immigrants in 2022: Today, 8.3 million migrants now call the country home. As many first-generation Canadians enter the workforce, they may face uncomfortable questions from colleagues... Read more »
?The Seattle City Council voted to pass a bill that adds caste to the categories of people protected from discrimination in various arenas, including employment, housing and public accommodations. While a small... Read more »
?Berkeley, Calif. recently joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Emeryville, Calif.; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted fair workweek legislation. The Berkeley Fair... Read more »