Ask HR: How Should You Handle Inappropriate Gifts?
What should an employer do when an employee gift-exchange goes off the rails? How can a manager get an employee...
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Which Type of Recruiting Is Best for Finding Diverse Leaders?
There are two main ways that employers work with outside recruiters: on a contingency basis or through a retained search....
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Steps to Take for Safely Returning Employees to the Workplace
What COVID-19 safety measures do employers need to have in place before employees return to the workplace from remote work?...
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Initial Jobless Claims Rise Again
States reported that 719,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Mar. 27, an increase of...
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CDC Recommends Employer Steps to Increase Vaccine Acceptance
Employers should consider appointing “vaccination ambassadors” to make workers more likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the U.S....
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Expert Q&A: Can 401(k) Plans Provide Lifetime Income Payments?
SHRM Online spoke with the author of a new report, "The Peak 65 Generation—Creating A New Retirement Security Framework," about...
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IRS Makes Face Masks and Sanitizer Payable Under FSAs, HSAs or HRAs
The IRS announced that products for preventing the spread of coronavirus can be paid or reimbursed under health flexible spending...
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Increased Limit for Dependent Care Assistance Programs: Traps for the Unwary
The temporarily increased flexibility and higher pretax contribution rate for dependent care flexible spending accounts are welcome relief for employees....
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EEOC Will Start Collecting EEO-1 Reports on April 26
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will open its EEO-1 portal for 12 weeks beginning on April 26, the...
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California Family Rights Act Leave Raises Issues, Questions
My employee used her Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/California Family Rights Act (CFRA) time last year to care for...
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EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Starts April 26
On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it’ll start collecting 2019 and 2020 EEO-1...
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Workplace Lessons Learned During COVID-19
What have HR professionals and their organizations learned from working during COVID-19 in the last year? SHRM Online collected the...
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Financial Planning Adds Value to Employee Stock Awards
Among employers using company stock to attract and reward top talent, it's important to help employees make the most of...
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SHRM’s Guide to HR Management Systems Vendors
SHRM’s Guide to HR Management Systems Vendors
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How You Can Help End Anti-Asian Hate
In this edition of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg interviews Sacramento County Assistant Chief Deputy District...
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Ask HR: What to Do When a Colleague’s Child Interrupts Work
What should you do when a colleague's child interrupts video meetings? How can you explain a one-week tenure at a...
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Congress Approves Extension of Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program application period was set to close on March 31, but Congress recently approved a 60-day extension...
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Programmatic Technology Upgrades Job Advertising
Performance-based programmatic job advertising maximizes return on investment and improves recruitment marketing and talent acquisition metrics. So why aren’t more...
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Do Labor Union Organizers Have the Right to Enter California Farms?
A California regulation grants union organizers access to agricultural employers' property to speak with workers about the benefits of collective...
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House Committee Advances Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employers would have to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers and employees with pregnancy-related conditions under a bill that was...
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