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The ‘Career Coaching’ Approach to Getting Inside Candidates’ Heads and Hearts
The coronavirus pandemic is twisting the paradigm for how to interview candidates—remotely and in person. It’s more important than ever to understand what’s driving candidates through this period of self-isolation,…
Managers Get High Marks for Handling Pandemic
About 9 in 10 workers say their managers have done a good job of supporting them during the COVID-19 crisis, and that their companies have provided them with technology and…
Silver Linings: Managers See Upsides During the Pandemic
Some company leaders say the coronavirus pandemic has produced an abundance of “silver lining” experiences that have lifted spirits, improved productivity and forged relationships with staffers that will linger long…
California Launches Sexual-Harassment-Prevention Training Program
California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) launched a free online sexual-harassment-prevention program that meets the training requirements for nonsupervisory employees in the state
People Analytics Guide Return-to-Work Choices
Human resources leaders are turning to people analytics tools to help make difficult decisions as their staffs return to the workplace and face a damaged economy. Whether it’s figuring out…
Delivery Worker Gets Trial for Race-Based Emotional Distress Claim
A black employee who alleged that his supervisor referred to him using a racial epithet and tried to get him fired by falsely reporting that he had failed to report…
Court Blocks $13 Million Gender Discrimination Verdict Against UCLA
A jury awarded a professor more than $13 million in damages in a gender-discrimination lawsuit—but a California appeals court reversed the verdict, finding that the trial court committed a series…
Employers Consider Changes to PTO Policies as Unused Vacation Days Accumulate
Companies are facing a dilemma about how to address employees' reluctance to take time off during the coronavirus pandemic. Limited vacation options are keeping some employees at their real or…
Facebook Agrees to $52 Million Settlement over Work-Trauma Claims
Facebook has reached a $52 million deal to settle a class action claiming that the social media giant failed to shield content moderators from psychological trauma
College Students Studying HR Learn from Pandemic
College students studying human resource management can look beyond their curriculums for a case study in preparedness and resilience among the many organizations trying to get back to business during…