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Pay Equity Shines Spotlight on Compensation Alignment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to require most employers to submit pay data sorted by race, ethnicity, gender and job category—so-called EEO-1 data—gives employers an opportunity to address pay…
Appeals Court Hears Arguments to Strike Down the ACA
On July 9, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments in Texas v. United States, a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
CBO Analysis: $15 Minimum Wage Would Boost Incomes, Trigger Job Cuts
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour would raise pay for 27 million workers but also lead to over 1 million job losses, according to Congressional Budget Office…
Dissimilar Treatment of Workers Undercuts Reasons for Discharge
Different treatment of similarly situated employees may suggest that termination of one but not the other might have been due to race discrimination, a 4th
Jury Award for Failure to Accommodate a Perceived Disability Upheld
Employers generally don't have to accommodate perceived disabilities, but an employer waived this argument and a jury verdict against it was upheld
Ace Your SHRM Certification Exam: Learn How You Learn Best
An accessible new guidebook just published by SHRM, Ace Your SHRM Certification Exam: A Guide to Success on the SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® Exams, edited by SHRM's vice president of certification…
New SHRM Specialty Credentials for Department of One, Immigration
SHRM has issued two new professional development programs, the SHRM
Major Changes to SHRM Recertification Policies Announced
Three policy changes affecting the process for recertifying the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP credentials--allowing accrual of professional development credits (PDCs) during the grace period, early completion and PDC carryover--will go into…
Lunch with Leadership: Small Gestures, Big Impact
Lunches and conversations with leadership on career advancement, organizational direction, the needs of the workforce and the like are ways to start culture change. Shifts in culture can have more…
