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Remote Employees Are Working Longer Than Before
While the shift to working from home in 2020 has provided much-needed flexibility for professional workers during the COVID-19 crisis and shown that a remote workforce can maintain productivity, negative…
Coronavirus Pandemic Reverberates Around the Globe
Whether they were preparing infectious-disease plans, reacting to travel restrictions or adapting to remote work, employers had to be agile in their responses. Here are seven of SHRM Online’s most-read…
Get Maximum Return on Your LinkedIn Time Investment
Once you've created an effective LinkedIn profile and gained some connections and endorsements, you can start to make the most of the platform. These tips from career
No Qualified Immunity for Terminations Due to Political Affiliation
A newly elected township assessor who allegedly fired a group of employees due to their political support for the incumbent township assessor was not entitled to qualified immunity from personal…
Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay
There’s nothing worse than paying criminals. And paying a ransom for data is just that—paying criminals for a criminal act
DOL Final Rule Limits Proxy Voting by Retirement Plan Fiduciaries
Retirement plan fiduciaries will be barred from casting corporate-shareholder proxy votes in favor of social or political positions that don't advance the financial interests of retirement plan participants, under a…
Considerations for Multinational Employers: COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps
Multinational employers are considering whether they may require or request that employees download a COVID-19 contact-tracing app to their smartphones in order to track employees’ movements and contacts
Final Rule Gives Boost to Grandfathered Health Plans
Employers with health plan designs that predate the Affordable Care Act will find it easier to preserve the grandfathered status of their plans under a final rule by federal oversight…
Coronavirus Turned Recruiting and Hiring Upside Down
The drastic and swift changes brought about by the coronavirus led to mass layoffs for some and unprecedented hiring booms for others. Here are the seven most-read articles on talent…