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Sibyl McCarley, Chief People Officer (CPO) at HireVue, is a seasoned HR leader with a unique career journey. Her path to the C-suite began unexpectedly when she graduated with degrees in English, Psychology, and History. Initially planning to pursue a law degree, McCarley took a detour to gain work experience and earn a master’s degree. […]
On May 17, 2024, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 24-205 to protect employees and consumers by prohibiting developers of high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems from engaging in “algorithmic discrimination” in consequential decision-making. This prohibition also applies to organizations that deploy these high-risk AI systems. Governor Jared Polis signed the bill into law on […]
We spend so much of our lives at work that it’s no surprise that workplace relationships are quite common. In an article for Business News Daily, Chad Brooks cites a study from CareerBuilding, which found that 41% of professionals have dated a coworker—up from 37% last year and the highest percentage in the past 10 […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we learned a little about the sunny 2015 predicted by CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast survey; today, five trends to be on the lookout for based on the survey’s results.
While donning cowboy hats, boots, and bandanas, and ringing cow bells and playing country music on boom boxes, managers walked through Benefitfocus® offices “rounding up” volunteers to provide support services during an upcoming Open Enrollment period. Business Objectives Met Benefitfocus (www.benefitfocus.com), a Charleston, South Carolina-based company that is the largest healthcare benefits software provider in […]
Yesterday we began an interview with Adam Canwell, the Global Leader for EY’s leadership offering in Melbourne, Australia to discuss their recent Global Leadership Forecast survey. Today we’ll look at the rest of that interview.
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD In an all-out blitz, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has undertaken a number of efforts to encourage states and private employers to support paid leave. Included in those efforts:
He was a business major interested in “the science of administration,” and a self-styled human resources geek. But his other attributes, including some oh-not-so-best practices, certainly do not make him a role model.
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued its most recent standard (the “2023 Rule”) for determining when two (or more) entities are considered “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act. The 2023 Rule supplants the Board’s previous joint employer rule issued in 2020 (the “2020 Rule”) and expands the […]
By Al Vreeland, JD The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the more difficult laws for employer compliance. The regulations are long and convoluted and filled with traps for employers. And now, in a case from the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia), we learn that […]