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How to Conduct a Multistate Fair-Pay Audit
The patchwork of local pay equity laws creates compliance challenges for multistate employers that want to equalize pay among male and female workers. Employment attorneys told SHRM Online that businesses…
SHRM: EEOC Harassment Guidance Is off the Mark in 8 Ways
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) proposed guidance on preventing harassment should be changed in multiple ways to bring it in line with federal law
California Law Aims to Protect Janitors from Harassment and Wage Theft
A new California law requires janitorial-service providers to keep detailed wage-and-hour records and will soon require them to register with the state labor commissioner and provide sexual harassment training, regardless…
Viewpoint: HR Technology’s Future Is Bright in Asia
Asian HR technology focuses on recruiting
As ACA Remains Law, Focus Turns Back to Regulatory Relief
While the Affordable Care Act will remain the law of the land, the statute and its implementing rules could still see modest changes through targeted legislative actions and regulatory adjustments.…
Woman Reassigned Then Fired After Taking Family Leave Is Entitled to Damages
A security guard who returned from family leave to a job with less pay and poorer working conditions—and who was later fired—is entitled to damages
In Focus: Senate Votes to Revoke OSHA Record-Keeping Rule
An Obama-era Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule extending the agency's authority to issue citations for record-keeping rule violations from six months to five years is one step closer…
FMLA Bill Would Require Child Bereavement Leave
A child's death should trigger the right to Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off, according to a bipartisan group of congressional members who introduced a bill to amend…
House Passes Association Health Plans for Small Businesses
A bill that would make it easier for small businesses to band together and offer employee coverage through association health plans was brought to the House floor and approved. Its…
Program Identifies and Trains Low-Wage Workers for Skilled Jobs
The Charlottesville (Va.) Works Initiative matches low-wage workers to jobs, provides support services and steers participants toward necessary training