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As those who have been following AB 5 know well, in April 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a monumental decision related to independent contractor classification. Now, the court has held that the Dynamex decision is retroactive, opening up California […]

President-elect Joe Biden provided an overview Jan. 14 of his proposal to fight the coronavirus, help workers and strengthen the U.S. economy.

What are some health and wellness benefits employers can offer employees during remote work? And how can HR managers enforce mask-wearing in workplaces that have reopened? SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions for […]

International law firm Littler has reported that after a COVID-19-related hiatus, Social Security no-match letters are back.

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a revised final rule Jan. 14 requiring employers to pay skilled foreign workers significantly higher wages. The new rule will restructure the prevailing wage system used in labor condition applications for employing H-1B visa […]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published new resources for employers to help them identify and address systemic discrimination in the workplace.

​More women in leadership roles. Benefits that cater to a more diverse range of needs. A demand for diversity, equity and inclusion consultants. Those are among business leaders’ DE&I expectations for 2021.

Many small IT firms that let their office leases expire and switched to remote work are looking at new ways to enrich their employees’ work experience—usually over Zoom and Slack and often without the help of an HR manager.

Taking on “side hustles”—second jobs to make money alongside one’s main job—was a growing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the labor market. Since then, data shows that the unstable economy has led more workers to hold multiple jobs to […]

On January 5, 2021, San Jose’s City Council approved an urgency ordinance extending the city’s supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave to June 30, 2021. Passed as an urgency measure, the ordinance is effective retroactively to January 1, 2021. In addition […]