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SHRM: Rhode Island Paid-Sick-Leave Bill Is Too Inflexible
Rhode Island's proposed Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act would require private employers in the state to give workers up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.…
Immigration Enforcement Efforts Expected to Increase
All types of immigration enforcement related to the workplace—raids, audits and site visits—are likely to increase under the Trump administration, immigration attorneys predict. And any audits will focus on visa…
FTC Advises HR to Keep Required Screening Forms Simple
Required background check disclosure and authorization forms should be clearly worded and not weighed down with “complicated legal jargon” or “extra acknowledgements or waivers,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said…
In Focus: When a Leader's Accessibility Becomes a Headache
How do executives remain accessible and have an "open-door policy," which Harvey said he had previously employed, while still retaining some privacy and time to concentrate on other aspects of…
Female Branch Managers Create Pay Equity for Female Tellers
Female bank managers are more likely than their male counterparts to foster pay equality for female bank tellers, says a new study in the Academy of Management Journal
Ontario: Return to Work Not Always Required to Mitigate Losses
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision reminds that a company's employment offer following a worker's termination must meet certain conditions or else the employee may refuse to accept it
Could College Recruitment Programs Be Considered Unlawful?
A class-action lawsuit claiming that accounting giant PwC’s “aggressive” recruitment of college students and recent graduates—to the exclusion of older job seekers—is testing whether campus recruiting could make employers liable…
Indiana First State to Bar Local “Ban the Box” Laws
With a pair of signatures, Indiana became the first state in the nation to prohibit all local “ban-the-box” laws and the 27th state to ban the box asking questions about…
6 Steps to Move Hiring out of the Slow Lane
How employers can adopt a new way of hiring that's fast, efficient and effective