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Washington Is Developing Wildfire Smoke Worker-Safety Rules
Washington state is developing new workplace health and safety rules on wildfire smoke exposure hazards, particularly in the construction and agriculture industries
DOL Priorities Will Change Under Biden Administration
Employers are preparing for changes the
Finding the Jobs of the Future
Technology was already rapidly transforming the workplace when the COVID-19 pandemic struck amid an especially divisive election year and monumental social upheaval. The workplace, suffice to say, will never be…
Number of 401(k) Funds Offered to Plan Participants Shrinks
A typical 401(k) plan offers fewer investments than a decade ago, while plan participants are now more likely to put all of their 401(k) account dollars into a single, diversified…
HHS Issues Final Rule on Drug Company Rebates
A Department of Health and Human Services final rule could add momentum to employer efforts to negotiate that drug company rebates be passed along to consumers as they purchase medications…
Difficult Conversations: More Difficult Than Ever
When 2020 began, APQC, a benchmarking and best-practices research firm, was poised to have its best year ever. “Then March hit, and everything went crazy,” says Ashely White, executive director…
5 Tips to Help Workers Upskill and Adapt to Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is projected to displace millions of jobs but also create millions more new roles. To prepare workers for these new jobs, organizations will have to provide significant resources…
Delta Air Lines, Walmart Use HR Technology to Stay Agile During COVID-19 Pandemic
Having versatile and modern HR technology platforms paid off for organizations during the pandemic as they faced an array of talent management and workforce planning challenges
Employers Increased Employee Data Collection During Pandemic
The amount of data that organizations gathered on their employees grew exponentially during the pandemic. Whether employers collected information on workers’ personal health and safety, harvested productivity data from remote…
Emerging Trend Aims to Improve Diversity on Corporate Boards
The recent focus on gender and racial equity in the workplace has prompted state-level legislation to encourage or require diversity on corporate boards