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New York City Amends Safe and Sick Time Regulations
On Sept. 15, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection adopted changes to the regulations governing the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
Bank of America Bumps Up Minimum Wage
Amid conversations about high cost of living and heightened employee expectations, another major employer is making compensation changes
Navigating Ethical Challenges in AI Adoption
Artificial intelligence is changing how business—and HR—is done. Company leaders need to be aware of these changes and make sure they are not doing more harm than good
Viewpoint: How a Person's Name Can Prompt Hiring Discrimination
Following up on an experiment from 2004, two economists have found that study participants systematically discriminated against job candidates with names they associated
California Bill Targets Workplace Violence
The California Legislature recently passed a bill that would require employers to adopt workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records of any threats or incidents
Viewpoint: The Workplace Is Evolving for Working Mothers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act ensure additional freedoms to mothers in the workplace. However, employers can still do more to support the needs of
Survey Finds Half of Candidates Have Accepted a Job Offer Before Reneging
In another sign of declining loyalty by employees toward employers, a recent survey found that 50 percent of candidates accepted a job offer between May 2022 and May
SHRM Partners in Launch of Interactive LER Ecosystem Map
​SHRM, in partnership with the
Police Dispatcher’s Resisting Arrest Justifies Termination
A federal trial court upheld a police dispatcher’s termination for failing to appropriately disclose her arrest for resisting a police officer, providing false