Conn. Supreme Court: No Punitive Damages Under Discrimination Statute
A Connecticut Supreme Court decision on punitive damages may have an immediate impact for employers facing employment discrimination claims under state law
New York Toughens Equal Pay Laws
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed executive orders requiring state contractors to regularly disclose employee job title and salary data and prohibiting state agencies from making pre-job offer inquiries about salary
In Focus: SEC’s Probe over Yahoo Data Breaches Raises Concerns
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether two massive data breaches at Yahoo Inc. should have been reported sooner to investors, The Wall Street Journal and others reported
Viewpoint: HR Systems of Record Have Evolved Considerably
We are in an amazing new time for technology: new tools like Slack, Workplace by Facebook, Microsoft Skype for Teams, HipChat and dozens of other innovative new tools are starting…
The Best Jobs To Apply For In 2017
Careers site Glassdoor just released its annual list of the best jobs in America. It based the ranking on employee job satisfaction, salary potential and the number of current job…
How Trump’s First Executive Order Could Affect Employer Health Plans
President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive order directing federal agencies that oversee the Affordable Care Act to waive or delay burdensome taxes, penalties and regulations could affect employer plans’ coverage…
In Focus: On Trump’s First Days in Office, Regulations, Federal Hiring Frozen
President Donald Trump stopped new federal regulation and froze federal hiring soon after he took office
Marketplace Notice Forms’ ‘Expiration Date’ Isn’t Cause for Alarm
The Department of Labor’s model health insurance marketplace notice forms indicate that they will expire at the end of January 2017. This has caused some concern among employers over whether…
Report Reaffirms Generational Tendencies at Work
For the first time in history, many workplaces are experiencing up to five generations working together, creating situations that present opportunities and challenges for HR professionals