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Kentucky Right-to-Work Law Gets Green Light
The Bluegrass State became the 27th right-to-work state in the country, making it illegal for labor contracts to require union membership or the payment union dues as a condition of…
FMLA Interference Claim Shot Down
Excluding evidence of an employer's past treatment of employees who had taken leave was not an abuse of discretion because the past practices were not sufficiently similar to a plaintiff's…
More Employers Embrace RPO as Hiring Battles Heat Up
The tightening labor market has some employers turning to recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), growing the market by 17 percent in 2015 over 2014, according to the Everest Group, a consulting…
Improve Workforce Planning by Applying Labor Market Context
The workforce planning process needs to shift from an inward focus on business needs to an outward perspective on what’s available and likely in the relevant labor markets, experts say
Republicans Introduce Range of Bills to Repeal ACA
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) may be on the chopping block, but the path and timing are yet to be determined. During the first week of the new Congress, Republicans…
Why Learning How to Count to 26 Just Became Important in California
Some recent changes to California's state and local minimum wage laws are based on employer size. Here's what California employers need to know
In Focus: Wal-Mart to Cut Hundreds of Jobs, Many in HR Department
Wal-Mart is about to eliminate hundreds of jobs at its headquarters and in regional offices, many of them from the HR department, to pay for higher wages at its stores
The Future of Work
Today's global economy evolves at breakneck speed, with technology, consumer trends and generational shifts constantly reshaping the business landscape. The labor force is changing, too, and has now reached a…
Your Leadership Development Program Needs an Overhaul
The most forward-thinking companies are identifying and growing leaders in the midst of pursuing critical business objectives, as opposed to sending them off to far-flung educational programs and hoping they…
New Rules for Employers Doing Business in New Jersey
Last year New Jersey state and local legislatures implemented several employment laws and ordinances that are set to take effect in 2017