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Employee Can Bring Religious Discrimination Claims over Fingerprinting
An employer could not obtain dismissal of religious discrimination and retaliation claims by a former bus driver fired because she would not submit to a fingerprint background check
Survey: HR Professionals Need to Prepare for Automation
In just two years, nearly 20 percent of the work done at
The Best of the 2017 HR Magazine Book Blog
We dropped a lot of knowledge on our blog readers in 2017, highlighting books that covered topics ranging from employee communications and business leadership, to career development and technology. In…
Employers Giving Out Tax Cut Bonuses—or Is It Posturing?
Whether the 2017 tax act will create new jobs and lead employers to raise workers' pay is hotly debated. Corporations say that they'll share tax savings with workers and invest…
Tax Act Alters Executive Pay, Affects Bonus Deductions and Withholding
The passage of the 2017 tax act will cause some employers to revisit their executive compensation programs, since new restrictions apply to deductible income. With corporate tax rates falling next…
Employee Relations in 2017: It’s Complicated
HR professionals this year faced new limits on disciplining workers, dealing with people drunk on the job, and new employees who hid body art during an interview, then revealed it…
IRS Announces Higher Standard Mileage Rate for 2018
The deductible business mileage rate is increasing 1 cent per mile as of Jan. 1, 2018, the IRS announced
What Individual Mandate Repeal Means for Employers
The 2017 tax act effectively repeals the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) requirement that most Americans obtain ACA-compliant health coverage, effective in 2019. Here's how it will affect employer-sponsored health plans…
Senate Committee Approves OSHA Nominee Scott Mugno
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is close to having a new leader nearly a year after the role’s last incumbent stepped down