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IRS Issues New Withholding Tables for 2018
The IRS has released updated income-tax withholding tables for 2018 that reflect changes made by the tax reform law enacted at the end of 2017. Employers should begin using the…
New York Employers Must Be Prepared for Big Workplace Changes
New York employees have returned to work in 2018 with the benefit of several new laws enhancing their workplace rights. Here is an overview of the new workplace requirements with…
Shaking Our Heads: A Look Back at 2017
The beginning of the year is also the time when I ask my closest colleagues—all of them seasoned HR executives and industrial/organizational psychologists—to reflect on the year that was and…
SHRM Approves New Recertification Providers for January
Take the guesswork out of the recertification process for maintaining your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential. When you see the SHRM Recertification Provider seal, you know that these programs have been…
Taking Advantage of the New Paid-Leave Tax Credit
The tax act signed into law at the end of December 2017 created a federal tax credit for eligible employers that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees,…
Grad Program Will Award Transfer Credits for SHRM Credentials
Holders of the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP designations will be able to get transfer credits when they enroll in certain graduate programs at Northeastern University in Boston
H-2B Visa Demand Again Far Surpasses Annual Cap
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SHRM Staffers Help Jump-start Career Renewal
Nicole Henry, SHRM-CP, works to provide her colleagues the information they need to do their jobs—just as SHRM has helped her over the years with information on certification, study materials,…
Obesity May Be a Disability Under California Law
A severely obese woman who was fired from an athletic club after working there for more than 15 years was entitled to a trial on her disability discrimination claim, the…