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5 Great Tips for Effective Decision Making

Life is full of decisions. Think for a moment about all the decisions you face at work in just a single day. You make many choices every day that affect your business. Depending on your exact role, you make decisions about people, projects, strategy, and more. A lot of choices.

The Talent War Is Over—Talent Won!

There is tremendous competition for talent worldwide. If you walk down the street in any U.S. city, you will see multiple “Help Wanted” signs posted. Companies are having to shorten hours; move; or, worse yet, close because they can’t find the talent they need to operate.

Navigating California’s New Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency Law

California has taken a bold step toward pay equality and fairness with the recent implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 1162. This dynamic piece of legislation, which has been dubbed a victory for employees, is set to shake up the employment landscape and address the long-standing issue of wage disparity and unequal pay. However, this new […]

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Why Consumer-Directed Healthcare Communication Is More Important Than Ever

If you missed a paycheck, how much would that threaten your family’s financial situation? That’s the question that became a reality for hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the most recent government shutdown. Unexpectedly, the shutdown highlighted a massive issue in American life: most working professionals—even federal workers—are living paycheck to paycheck and need […]

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Large Employers Extending Remote Work

Some of the nation’s largest employers are signaling a potential long-term—even permanent—continuation of remote work. To what extent will this impact the decisions and plans of other organizations?

Second Trump Administration Will Target Workforce Agencies

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make major changes to the federal government in his second term, including an overhaul of the workforce enforcement agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL). EEOC The EEOC currently has three Democratic members including Chair Charlotte Burrows and one Republican, Andrea […]

FMLA: DOL Throws Surprise Birthday Party—Final Regs Issued

Just what we were hoping for—more complicated regulations. The Final Rule, says Schoenfeld, which addresses family military leave and airline flight crew rules, will change the way in which covered employers administer family leave for servicemember caregivers and employees with family members in the military. Schoenfeld is a Senior Legal Editor on BLR’s human resources […]

Employee Appreciation Day 2023

Hopefully, employers, HR pros, and managers are aware that March 3, 2023 (and the first Friday in March each year), is Employee Appreciation Day. In a labor market where employee demand is outstripping supply in many sectors, it’s particularly important to keep staff engaged and retained.