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SHRM: Exempt Overtime Threshold Should Be Nearly $32,000
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) supports a moderate increase in the minimum salary threshold above which workers are exempt from overtime pay
New Guidance Eases—but Won’t Delay—the CEO Pay Ratio Reporting
New Securities and Exchange Commission guidance allows public companies to calculate the ratio of CEO pay to median-employee pay in a more cost-effective way. The disclosures, which take effect with…
Calif. Harassment Training May Add Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
The California state legislature has approved a bill that would expand required training for supervisors to prevent sexual harassment to include gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. Employment attorneys…
HR Vice President Liable for Fiduciary Breach
Administrators of the 401(k) plan of a California energy company, including the vice president of HR, are liable for breach of fiduciary duty for their investment choices
Newly Confirmed NLRB Member May Help Kill ‘Ambush’ Election Rule
The Senate's recent confirmation of William Emanuel to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) means that Republicans now have a majority on the board—and may act quickly to…
Ontario: Employer Not Obligated to Protect Employees Away from Workplace
A citizen's harassing behavior toward members of a town council did not fall within the reach of the Occupational Health and Safety Act because it did not occur at the…
How to Ace Your Next HR Job Interview
Most HR people are experts in finding job applicants' strengths and hiring them, but they may struggle to define and promote their own skills and accomplishments. Self-promotion doesn't have to…
Recruiting for Security Clearance Roles
Clearance recruiting. It has a reputation for being the toughest sourcing and recruiting niche in the talent acquisition universe, populated by scrappy sleuths mostly working the Washington, D
Credit Union Eliminates HR Department, Allegedly for Opposing ‘Look Test’
While a Texas credit union maintains in a recent lawsuit that it eliminated a two-person HR shop for financial reasons, the plaintiff in the case says that the elimination was…
Why Digital Transformation Requires Robust Planning
As more organizations move to cloud-based applications and connect the Internet of things (IoT) to how they do work, comprehensive technology architecture planning is becoming more essential, according to a…