With a new governor and a progressive state legislature, 2019 was a significant year for legislative developments in California labor and employment law. … Read more
SHRM Reports Revenue Up, CEO Pay Down
The Society for Human Resource Management turned a $14 million profit in 2018, the result of growing revenue and tightening expenses. It paid its CEO … Read more
HR Data Privacy in the New Age of Biometrics
In July 2019, the U.S. public learned of the largest settlement to date in a data breach incident. Equifax, a credit reporting service, was ordered to pay … Read more
As Your Workforce Becomes Flexible, So Should Your Benefits
The workforce of the future is increasingly external and, for HR managers, the need to address the healthcare benefits gap between their external workforce … Read more
AI Is Making Constant Video Surveillance a Reality
Organizations have made extensive use of video for some time. We expect there to be security cameras in stores and factories. While these are sometimes … Read more
A Boss’s Day Survey Shows Us Trust Is an Issue
So, what does make a great boss? Is your boss “The Good Shepherd” or maybe “The Devil Wears Prada”? It’s a good question to … Read more
At This Company Everyone Wears a Device That Tracks Their Emotional State
What if you showed up to your next meeting naked? It probably wouldn’t go down so well with HR. My team and I keep our clothes on, but we have found … Read more
Decision Could Be Close On Transgender, Sex Orientation Discrimination
On October 8th, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases that may determine whether Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination “on the … Read more
High Court to Decide Gay, Transgender Job Protections
Editor’s note: The US Supreme Court returned to work this week with an agenda of politically charged cases and right out of the gate are three … Read more
Workers Staying Put Will Make Jobs Even Harder to Fill
Is talk of a global economic slowdown beginning to worry American workers? That’s one explanation for a Gartner survey finding that a majority of US … Read more