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Supporting Leadership Transitions: What HR Can Learn from Biden’s Swift Step-Down and Harris’s Rapid Ascent
Regardless of personal politics, this summer’s unplanned transition of the democratic nominee from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris has been a critical reminder of the need for CEO succession planning. The rapid transition from Biden to Harris, coupled with the immense pressure CEOs are under due to changing market conditions, has led to discussions among […]
Too High to Hire
As employers struggle to fill open positions, one step in the screening process is causing them to turn away candidates who are otherwise qualified: the pre-employment drug test. At the same time, other job seekers, who learn that a company requires a drug test, are deciding not to apply.
Best Practices for Training and Developing Employees with Autism
In 2017, a few major companies like Microsoft, SAP, and JP Morgan Chase decided to create the Autism at Work Employer Roundtable to swap best hiring and workplace practices for employees with autism.
CMS Issues Final Health Insurance Market Stabilization Rule
On April 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final market stabilization rule designed to improve the healthcare marketplace and promote stability.
IRS 2016 Required Amendments List Gives First Guidance on Changes Needed to Retain Qualification
by Jane Meacham The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in its first “Required Amendments (RA) List” on December 13, 2016, informed individually designed employer-sponsored retirement plans about required amendments for 2016 that may be needed to reflect changes and ensure the plans keep their qualified status. In the release, IRS Notice 2016-80, the agency also said […]
Calculating Cost per Hire
According to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the average cost per hire is $4,169. The cost generally ranges anywhere from $500 to $4,500—but it may be even higher.
Lessons From the Defamation Lawsuit Against Rudy Guiliani
Readers may have noticed news reports that on August 30, a federal judge declared Rudy Giuliani was on the losing end of a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers. He had claimed they were involved in election shenanigans but ultimately, the accusation was baseless. But that isn’t why he lost. Rather, the judge […]
EntertainHR: March Madness and Non-Competes
About half of this year’s Sweet Sixteen starters in the men’s NCAA March Madness tournament began their college careers at a different program. Michigan State was the only Sweet Sixteen team with all five starters originating at the university. Four teams retained four of their five starters. For all remaining teams, at least two starters transferred from a different school. Player transfers are part of what makes March Madness so exciting. Transfers allow competition to […]
What the Las Vegas Strip massacre means to employers
by Deanna Forbush The current Google Doodle says it all. The Doodles generally express recognition of a special day, such as the celebration of a holiday, an anniversary, or the life of a famous artist, pioneer, or scientist. Since last Sunday’s horrific Las Vegas massacre, however, the Google Doodle is a simple mournful black ribbon. […]