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Employee Denied FMLA Leave for Sick Grandparent Can Go to Jury
A credit union employee who was fired while taking leave to care for his recently hospitalized grandfather has a triable claim that the credit union violated the Family and Medical…
Employees Paid on Commission Entitled to Separate Rest-Period Pay
Workers paid on commission must get separate compensation for legally required rest periods
Addressing the Gender Wage Gap and Pay Transparency
More wage claims, new pay equity laws and a recent heightened interest in pay transparency may all help close the wage gap—and may fundamentally change how HR professionals think about…
Use Four Harassment Checklists, EEOC Commissioner Says
Chai Feldblum, commissioner with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), urged conference attendees to use the four checklists in the agency's new harassment prevention report to create their own anti-harassment…
'Soft' Costs Can Help Manage Employees with Mental Disabilities
More than 43 million adults in America experience mental illness in a given year. Helping them be productive in the workplace may require some accommodations from the employer—and those may…
Labor Relations Board Is Changing, but Stay Aware of Union Organizing Risks
Union organizing remains a hazard for many organizations, even though the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is likely to undo many of the employee-friendly rulings issued during former President Barack…
8 Reasons to Adopt Experiential Learning
8 reasons to adopt experiential learning
How to Navigate Trump's Revised Immigration Ban
Two days before President Donald Trump's revised travel ban goes into effect, immigration experts urged HR professionals to stay informed of the constantly changing legal developments around the ban
Older Workers Prop Up Labor Market, Even as Waves of Baby Boomers Retire
Older workers are helping to keep the labor force participation rate afloat even as large numbers of Baby Boomers leave the workforce for retirement, new research shows
Job Cuts Down 40 Percent Year-over-Year
Planned layoffs from