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Career Lessons from Coretha Rushing: Always Re-Create Yourself
SHRM's new board chair and Equifax CHRO talks about the path that led her to HR, how she sees the profession evolving, and what HR professionals can do to stay…
How Do You Deal With Difficult Employees?
You went into HR because you love people, right? But admit it—sometimes those people can be real pains. In every group, there seems to be at least one person who saps…
Marijuana Laws: Navigating the Shifting Landscape
Although pot is still illegal at the federal level, 28 states have now passed comprehensive medical marijuana laws, and eight of them, as well as the District of Columbia, have…
How Trump’s First Executive Order Could Affect Employer Health Plans
President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive order directing federal agencies that oversee the Affordable Care Act to waive or delay burdensome taxes, penalties and regulations could affect employer plans’ coverage…
Viewpoint: HR Systems of Record Have Evolved Considerably
We are in an amazing new time for technology: new tools like Slack, Workplace by Facebook, Microsoft Skype for Teams, HipChat and dozens of other innovative new tools are starting…
In Focus: SEC’s Probe over Yahoo Data Breaches Raises Concerns
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether two massive data breaches at Yahoo Inc. should have been reported sooner to investors, The Wall Street Journal and others reported
New York Toughens Equal Pay Laws
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed executive orders requiring state contractors to regularly disclose employee job title and salary data and prohibiting state agencies from making pre-job offer inquiries about salary
Conn. Supreme Court: No Punitive Damages Under Discrimination Statute
A Connecticut Supreme Court decision on punitive damages may have an immediate impact for employers facing employment discrimination claims under state law
Why HR Needs to Prepare for Increase in Ransomware Demands
Ransomware is cheap to produce and attacks—in which computers are infected with a virus that holds any files hostage until a ransom is paid—can be extremely profitable and will hound…
Report Reaffirms Generational Tendencies at Work
For the first time in history, many workplaces are experiencing up to five generations working together, creating situations that present opportunities and challenges for HR professionals