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Inside Thomson Reuters’ New 16-Week Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Introduced this month, the global benefit grants eligible employees who are welcoming a new child into their family through birth or adoption at least 16 weeks of time
US Employers View Immigration as a Solution to Labor Shortages
A majority of employers agree that modernizing the
Spain Requires Paid Menstrual Leave
When Spain passed a bill guaranteeing paid menstrual leave for women, headlines framed the impending change as straightforward. How the bill is implemented remains to be
CBA Trumps Requests for Disability Accommodations
A flight attendant’s requests to excuse her from the collectively bargained schedule bidding system or to reassign her to general office work were not plausibly
No Pay Owed for Meal Breaks to Employee Who Was Not Working
An employer is not required to pay an employee for lunch breaks when she was admittedly not working during her break, despite the employee clocking back in before 30
One Benefit of Pay Transparency? More Productive Workers
A pair of new studies suggests that if employees are aware of how their salary compares to that of their colleagues, it may compel them to work harder to prove…
Washington Passes Privacy Protections for Health Data
Washington State lawmakers passed health data privacy legislation, which will soon require businesses to take significant action in order to stay in compliance. The
Feds Crack Down on AI in the Workplace
Four federal agencies recently pledged to collaborate closely to prevent discrimination resulting from the use of artificial intelligence and automated decision tools in
Giving Feedback: Pack It with Nutritional Value
Dreading having that performance revieew conversation, where you'll have to tell an employee to her face that her work is subpar and corrective measures are needed? Here
Expert Advice on Implementing Stay Interviews
The stay interview proactively explores what makes employees more or less likely to stay or leave and thereby gives company leadership and HR valuable retention