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Maine can move ahead and enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate against designated healthcare employees after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant an injunction to a group of affected workers on Friday, when the statute was supposed to take effect. The employees had challenged the law because it doesn’t allow a religious exemption. 4 Takeaways […]
Giving workers propernotice of their COBRA rights is a common concern for employers.And now a new decision-which highlights the potentially expensive consequences of mistakes-reinforces the need to proceed with caution.Here’s a look at the case and four compliance tips.
Despite embracing the pay-for-performance concept, a surprisingly large number of North American employers say their pay-for-performance programs are not doing what they are designed to do—drive and reward individual performance—according to a new survey released by Willis Towers Watson®.
Adding to yesterday’s post, here are more tips on how to create new and more effective training programs, along with some other best practices for undoing the bad effects of bad training.
Guess who is working for free? No, we don’t mean volunteers at nonprofits. We mean corporate CEOs!
“American women win World Cup” made soccer fans—and Americans in general—cheer. However, according to a recent posting by AAUW, the pay disparity between male and female professional soccer players may not be something to cheer about.
The hiring forecast for 2017 is better than it has been in the last 10 years. According to CareerBuilder’s forecast, as many as 40% of U.S. employers are looking to add full-time positions over the course of 2017.
If you’ve seen an influx of résumés over the last month, it should come as no surprise because CNBC is reporting that January is the most popular month for jobseekers to start the hunt for new employment. While February is well under way, this doesn’t mean people will stop applying for jobs. In fact, now […]
The federal government should take steps to clarify whether millions of dollars of retirement savings transfers to states from employer-based plans such as 401(k)s constitute reportable and taxable distributions, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
A recent eight-month field study at a 200-person U.S. tech company found that AI work expanded employees’ responsibilities, pushed work into breaks and evenings, and increased multitasking. The authors treat that pattern as a warning. For HR leaders, the more useful conclusion is sharper: AI does what serious productivity tools usually do. It raises capacity, then the […]