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Treat ‘Vent Letters’ Like Exit Interviews
During exit interviews, departing employees may say that everything at work was just fine but then turn around and send "vent letters" days or weeks later complaining about a host…
Step-by-Step Guide to Complying with White-Collar Exemptions
Dancing through the steps of the salary basis test to comply with white-collar exemptions within the Fair Labor Standards Act can be a challenge for even experienced HR professionals
Court Revives Pay-Equity Class Action Against Google
A group of women who worked for Google in California can proceed with their class-action complaint asserting that the tech giant discriminated against female workers by paying them less than…
New Legislation Reduces Maximum Weekly Working Hours in South Korea
The South Korean National Assembly passed a bill to amend the Labor Standards Act to reduce the maximum working hours
GDPR: Key Questions About Employee Information Notices Answered
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) raises questions about privacy notices aimed at staff
Report: 'Manager Divide' Widens Women's Wage Gap
The wage gap for women age 40 and younger grew by 17 percent in 2017. Part of the reason is that more men than women become managers
Voluntary Benefits Now Essential, Not Fringe
Offering an array of voluntary benefits that help workers to safeguard their financial security, based on personal and family needs, is an increasingly important component of total rewards strategies
6 Ways to Get Great HR Technology for Small-Business Prices
The range of HR technology—whether complex enterprise-level artificial intelligence and machine learning and analytics, or simple databases—is vast and growing. While that's good news for smaller employers, it doesn't change…
Recertification Q&A: Submitting Work Projects
Can I earn recertification credit for a work-related project? What are the specific requirements?