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HR New Year's Resolutions for 2020
What work-related changes are you planning for 2020? Professionals in the human resources field shared the following New Year's resolutions for the coming year with SHRM Online
Washington Employers Must Prepare for Higher Exempt Salary Cutoff
Washington's Department of Labor and Industries just decided to substantially raise the state's salary threshold to meet the salary basis test for "white-collar" overtime exemptions. Here's what employers in the…
Nevada Paid Leave Law Takes Effect Soon
Nevada employers have a very important New Year's resolution to complete: complying with the state's first-ever paid leave law. If you aren't up to speed on the basics of this…
Uber Agrees to Pay $4.4M to Settle Sexual-Harassment Claims
Uber Technologies reached a nationwide settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve sexual-harassment and retaliation claims and improve its business culture
Clock Is Ticking: California Deadline Nears to Add Women to Boards
Publicly traded companies based in California are scrambling to meet a state law—the first in the
Workplace Suicides, Opioid Overdoses Increase
The fallout of the opioid epidemic continues to be felt at work, and the number of workplace suicides is increasing at an alarming rate. But steps are being taken to…
EEOC Abandons Policy Against Mandatory Arbitration for Employment Disputes
In light of Supreme Court decisions favoring arbitration, the
SECURE Act Alters 401(k) Compliance Landscape
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, which President Trump will shortly sign into law, makes far-reaching changes to retirement plan design, administration and compliance requirements
Look for These Training Trends in 2020
Technology will play a big role in personalized, continuous professional development in 2020, and workers with strong behavioral skills will be highly sought after, according to predictions from experts in…