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The American Staffing Association today released this statement to the news media from Edward A. Lenz, Esq., senior legal counsel: Temporary employees of staffing agencies have been on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic since its first days helping […]

President-elect Joe Biden supports marijuana decriminalization, but efforts to legalize cannabis consumption are likely to continue at the state level for now. In 2021, employers will need to review their policies and ensure they comply with evolving laws, particularly those […]

Resiliency is also sorely needed in the workplace, especially in these times of uncertainty, anxiety and economic worries amid the pandemic. Resiliency isn’t the same as stress management. It’s more proactive, teaching people to build ability and skills so they’re […]

Last year, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) approved emergency COVID-19 temporary standards, which became effective and enforceable on November 30, 2020. Under the standards, employers needed to take certain actions to safeguard the workplace from COVID-19, like […]

The federal government recently issued a final rule making it easier for employers to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees, but California businesses still must follow the state’s more stringent rules.

If past is prologue, Marty Walsh, the mayor of Boston and President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next secretary of the Labor Department, will “usher in a new era of worker power,” according to the Biden-Harris transition team.

I remember reading that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020. Do I need to pay anything to my employees who get sick with COVID-19 after the first of the year? The […]

Exercise more. Eat less. Catch more Zs. These are typical ways people resolve to improve their lives at the start of a new year. But work-related resolutions are important, too. SHRM Online collected the following goals that HR professionals and […]

With Democrats controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, legislation to support the Affordable Care Act and roll back Trump-era regulations is more likely.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a final rule to update its conciliation program and encourage employers to voluntarily resolve employment discrimination charges.