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Tips for Launching a Student Loan Repayment Benefit
Employers that are launching a student loan repayment benefit can gauge enrollment numbers and overall costs before rolling out a full program. For instance, while aiming to offer a flat…
Could the Consequences of Trump’s Travel Ban Include Increased IT Outsourcing, Higher Salaries?
When the Trump administration banned people from certain countries from entering the United States, tech firms complained that they would have a harder time recruiting IT workers from overseas. Foreign…
Recruitment Marketing Forum Launched to Support Emerging Discipline
The emerging practice of recruitment marketing has a new online community forum advancing its mission: Rally Recruitment Marketing
Happy in HR? Many People Are, Study Shows
Human resources, education, tax consulting and information technology all top the list of fields in which workers report they are most happy, according to a report released in September from…
Extension for VETS-4212 Gives Employers Time to File Correctly
Although the path of destruction left by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma was confined to a few states, federal contractors nationwide have until Nov. 15 to file the VETS-4212 form
Executive Who Says She Was Falsely Promised Equity in Company Cannot Proceed with Lawsuit
A former distillery president who claimed that she was induced to leave a higher paying job with false promises of equity in the business and later was terminated lost her…
What HR Needs to Know About Expunged Criminal Records and Background Checks
Employers that conduct background screens need to keep up as states expand the types of criminal records eligible for sealing or expungement
Preventing Workplace Violence: 10 Critical Components of a Security Plan
Businesses should craft a security plan that will not only deter threats but also mitigate risks in the event of an incident of workplace violence. Here are some recommended steps…
In Focus: EEOC, DOJ Face Off Over Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964's prohibition on sex discrimination does not bar sexual orientation discrimination, the
3 Steps for Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work
What you don’t know about implicit bias can hurt you—and your company. This form of prejudice, which is also known as unconscious bias, occurs when individuals make judgments at least…