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Quiz: What Can Employees Take with Them When They Leave?
When an employee leaves a company, what items belong to the employer and what stuff can workers keep?
Telemedicine Improves Health and Saves Money, If Employees Use It
As the availability of telehealth benefits grows, usage lags, often because of uneasiness about receiving medical care remotely from an unknown provider. Selecting the right vendor, offering appropriate incentives and…
DOL Affirms Fiduciary Standards for ‘Socially Responsible’ Funds
In a departure from prior Obama administration guidance, the Department of Labor (DOL) is cautioning retirement plan fiduciaries not to give too much weight to noneconomic “environmental, social and governance”…
Eliminating Foul Language at Work: As Easy as 1, 2, 3
Foul language comes in many degrees of impropriety. Distinguishing between what's edgy versus what's over-the-top and clearly unacceptable can be difficult
OPM Has Big Plans to Overhaul Federal Hiring
In addition to overhauling performance and engagement systems for federal workers, OPM is devoting attention to improving the federal hiring process and reskilling employees for emerging mission-critical roles
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Restore Manufacturing Jobs, Data Shows
The Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on aluminum and steel are unlikely to bring back the manufacturing jobs lost in recent decades, and could instead cost tens of thousands of
New Jersey’s Paid-Sick-Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, making New Jersey the tenth state to enact such a law
SHRM Supports Challenge to Austin’s Paid-Sick-Leave Law
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) supports a lawsuit challenging a paid-sick-leave law in Austin, Texas, that is slated to take effect for many businesses on Oct. 1
EU: New Directive to Protect Whistle-Blowers Proposed
The European Commission has adopted a package of measures, including a draft directive and an impact assessment, to protect whistle-blowers who report breaches of EU law
Brazil: Release Agreements Are a New Way to Solve Conflicts
Since the recently approved Labor Reform in Brazil took effect, companies and employees have a new way to solve their conflicts amicably. Employers and employees can now enter into private…