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An employee handbook is one of the most important documents an employer can maintain. It serves as a guide for employees, establishes workplace expectations, and helps ensure consistent application of company policies. A handbook also gives supervisors and managers a common reference point when questions arise regarding discipline, leave, benefits, workplace conduct, remote work, technology […]
Work is changing fast. But most training programs weren’t designed to keep up with that pace. AI is reshaping jobs; new tools arrive monthly, and roles now require entirely different skills than a year ago. Employees feel it. According to TalentLMS’s Learning Debt report, 41% of employees say their role has evolved faster than their […]
We’re seeing less and less opportunities in the workforce for entry level jobs, and of the work that does exist, Gen Z wants it to matter. While some think a solution doesn’t exist for everything, Wrench Group’s SVP of Talent Strategy, Julie Anderson, thinks otherwise. The secret? Trade Labor, and their need for new talent. […]
Mastery is not just what you know. It’s what you can do with what you know. When 40-year-old Vozinha joined the Cape Verde national team in their 2026 World Cup opener against Spain, most people watching had no idea that he would become a breakout star of the tournament. It wasn’t until he shut out […]
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from operations, oftentimes intended to insulate the entities and owners from liability. When a lawsuit is filed against layered LLCs, many […]
For Brooke Shreeve, building world-class HR programs isn’t just about strategy—it’s about staying connected to the employee experience at every level. Over a 20-plus year career, she has built People functions from scratch, scaled operations across continents, and guided organizations ranging from 250 to 16,000 employees through major disruptions, including the Great Recession, the COVID-19 […]
A menstrual leave policy provides paid or unpaid leave for employees experiencing menstrual pain or other related health issues. While no federal law currently mandates menstrual leave, existing federal and state laws affect employer obligations and employee rights surrounding menstrual health. This article examines those laws and provides guidance for employers looking to lawfully accommodate […]
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-9 on July 22, concluding that when a non-exempt employee voluntarily splits a workday between home and the office, the mid-day commute generally remains unpaid “ordinary” travel, even if the employee performs compensable work at home before or after the trip. WHD clarified […]
For many American workers, financial insecurity isn’t a temporary response to a difficult economy. It has become a persistent part of everyday life. In fact, financial stress has consistently been ranked as a top concern keeping employees up at night, according to ARAG research over the last four years. Today, those concerns are being intensified […]
The human resources (HR) function, which is responsible for enabling workforce transformation in the artificial intelligence (AI) era, may not yet be fully positioned to lead that transformation. Unless HR leaders proactively engage at the C-suite decision table, where technology investments, operating-model decisions and workforce-readiness discussions are taking place, organizations risk deploying AI into an […]