AI vs. Machine Learning: Is There a Difference?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly hot topics in business, training, and employment circles.
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Employee Generational Differences and Learning
What effect do generational differences have on employee learning during training, and how can trainers adjust their delivery to accommodate learners of all ages? For some insight, we hear from Aero Jet Medical Chief Operating Officer Ronny Wilson.
Is Extra FMLA Leave an ADA Accommodation?
By Steve Jones, JD, Jack Nelson Jones & Bryant, P.A The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently affirmed an Arkansas district court’s ruling that the termination of a juvenile detention officer didn’t amount to discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or retaliation […]
Background Checks in California: Compliance with a Whole Different Set of Rules than the Rest of the Country
By Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder & CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR)
Promoting Women’s Well-Being in the Hourly Workplace
While the gender pay gap hit a historic low this year, there is still much work to be done to achieve pay equity in the US. Women still only earn an average 85% of what men do, and post-pandemic workforce participation lags for women, despite periods where they were leading workforce recovery. Wage adjustment is […]
Paid sick leave laws for Chicago-area workers take effect July 1
by Steven L. Brenneman Most employers in Chicago and Cook County will be required to offer paid sick leave beginning July 1. The city of Chicago passed a sick leave ordinance last summer, and Cook County (where Chicago is located) passed a nearly identical law in October. The ordinances apply to all businesses that are […]
More Retirement Plan Options—Which One Is Right for Your Business?
In yesterday’s Advisor, business consultant Bridget Miller wrote about some of the options out there for employer-provided retirement plans; today, Miller provides some more retirement choices for employers to consider.
Transgender employee, sex stereotyping, and a heart attack
by Steven T. Collis Do an employer’s criticisms of a transgender employee’s unruly hair, disheveled clothing, poor writing and speaking skills, and negative client interactions support a discrimination claim based on her failure to conform to a gender stereotype? The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado recently said no to that question. However, […]
SHRM Promotes New Workplace Flexibility Policy
This content was originally published in July 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. In late spring, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) launched a comprehensive public policy campaign to promote workplace flexibility. As part of this campaign, SHRM is proposing a […]
Dispelling 3 Big Myths About Automated Recruitment
“Automation” has been a business buzzword for quite a while, but only in the past year or 2 has it really picked up steam in the recruitment industry. No longer does it conjure up mental images of robots or impersonal interactions. Now, recruitment automation can look like anything from chat bots to screening software. There […]