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A staggering 60% of formerly incarcerated individuals struggle to find employment upon reentering society. Yet, research consistently shows that those who do secure jobs often become exceptionally dedicated and loyal employees. Why is this happening? According to Jeffrey Abramowitz, CEO of The Petey Greene Program, outdated biases are preventing HR teams from tapping into a rich pool of talent. In this […]
Anytime there’s a new presidential administration there’s potential for a shake-up in the laws and regulations that impact businesses and their employment practices. New presidents bring in new teams and pursue new priorities. That’s particularly true when the incoming administration is from a different political party than the outgoing administration. HR Braces for New Labor […]
Recently, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) issued a press release acknowledging the efforts of a task force that combats the misclassification of employees as independent contractors.
HR and L&D professionals are in high demand, especially in the places on this list. The places on this list offer some of the best and most lucrative opportunities for talent development professionals in 2018.
According to McKinsey & Company, women made up only 20% of the tech workforce just before the pandemic. And that number looks to be ticking downward. A year into the pandemic, as many as 2.5 million women, versus 1.8 million men, were lost from the U.S. workforce. This turn of events could potentially set back […]
We are living in a fledgling new era. In the wake of a 2-year pandemic, the days of watercooler chats and after-work happy hours have dwindled as a greater proportion of the workforce sets up camp in their home offices, Zoom-ing in for meetings and bidding adieu to long commutes and business casual. With employees […]
As the nation continues to confront a deadly pandemic, a flagging economy, and difficult discussions about social justice, the world of professional sports is stepping in to offer a brief respite from our woes.
As we previously reported, just over 1 month ago Maryland became the ninth state to enact a paid sick leave law when Governor Larry Hogan’s previous veto of the law was overridden. Despite some legislative efforts to delay the rapid, and somewhat unplanned, approach of its effective date, the law took effect as planned on […]
As covered in the last installment, You have flexibility in choosing a calendar method for your organization to follow in keeping track of employee use of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, other than military caregiver leave. This article will cover how to calculate leave entitlement.
Oswald, CEO of BLR®, offered his thoughts on leadership and employee engagement in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter: If you read the Harvard Business Review, you might have noticed a recent article proclaiming “The New Employer-Employee Compact.” The article, like all the other articles and books written on the subject, reminds us that […]