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In Bankruptcy, Should You Stay or Should You Go?
When your employer declares bankruptcy, it's time to look for a new job, writes columnist Martin Yate. Target your job, write your resume and build a network to help you
SHRM 2020 Annual Conference & Expo Canceled
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2020 Annual Conference & Expo, previously scheduled for late June in San Diego, has been canceled due to the coronavirus. People who registered…
Contact-Tracing Apps Can Keep Tabs on Coronavirus
Employers are trying to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having workers use contact-tracing apps that track each co-worker they've been near. While developers laud the ability of these…
IRS Reverses Course on Employee Retention Credit for Qualified Health Plan Expenses
The IRS has changed its position and will allow employers to receive the CARES Act's employee retention credit when paying health care plan premiums for employees on furlough who are…
COVID-19 Reveals the Value of Caregiving Benefits
The COVID-19 pandemic, by showing the vital role that caregiving benefits can play in employees' lives, may push employers that haven't offered caregiving services and resources to consider doing so
Pandemic Could Drive Health Plans to Adopt Reference-Based Pricing
As companies struggle to address the economic impact of the coronavirus, many are looking toward health care costs for savings. Reference-based pricing is an option that could help to control…
Will Businesses Get Immunity from Coronavirus Lawsuits?
As more businesses make plans to reopen lawmakers are split on whether to hold employers responsible for shielding workers from COVID-19. Some lawmakers want to protect employers from coronavirus-related lawsuits,…
Nurses’ Bias Lawsuit Against Medical Group Should Have Been Dismissed
A jury found that a hospital and medical group created a hostile work environment for three female nurses, but the nurses had not named the medical group in the administrative…
Businesses Develop Safety Protocols as California’s Economy Slowly Reopens
As part of a four-phase plan to gradually restart the California economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom is allowing some employers to reopen their workplaces—as long as they meet strict guidelines
People Look Forward to Simple Pleasures After COVID-19
Where is the first place you will go when everything reopens and stay-at-home orders are lifted? The answers to a recent #NextChat by the Society for Human Resource Management were…