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Internship Gives Insight into Running a Business

Friday, September 22, 2023

A summer internship at Allstate insurance company is an example of how companies can design internships not only to build their talent pipeline, but also to benefit interns and set them up for career success.

US Senate Relaxes Dress Code. Should Your Company Follow Suit?

Thursday, September 21, 2023

The acceptance of a less buttoned-up appearance for U.S. senators on the Senate floor is causing a dress code uproar. However, The Wall Street Journal noted the Senate...

Fight Meeting Fatigue: Think About Why, How Often You're Gathering

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Meetings: They can be a way to brainstorm, reach consensus or communicate with others in a group setting. But when they’re poorly run and lack clear, specific goals,...

State by State: Hires, Quits, Job Openings and Unemployment

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

These four maps show the geography of the Great Resignation—where workers are quitting, getting hired and remaining unemployed, according to the latest Bureau of Labor...

All-Women Factory Lines Emerge in India

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

India’s government has been pushing for a program called “Make in India” to support local manufacturing. Now, some companies are going further to “make in India” solely...

New Employee Handbook Did Not Rescind Previously Signed Arbitration Agreement

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

An employer’s issuance of a new employee handbook did not change an employee’s obligation to arbitrate workplace disputes, a California appeals court recently ruled.

The Cure for HR Burnout

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Everyone from the CEO to the front-line managers perceives HR as the person who tells them Everyone from the CEO to the front-line managers perceives HR as the person...

Circuit Court Finds Puerto Rico’s Law 41-2022 Is Void

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

The 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’s decision declaring a labor law null and void.

States Mandate Unpaid Leave for School Activities

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Ten states and Washington, D.C., require employers to provide time off for parents to attend their children's school activities. Most states with school-related leave...

Layoffs in France Can Be Complex

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Employers operating in France need to take care before embarking on a significant restructuring, given the country’s laws designed to involve and protect workers in the...

Walmart Is Lowering Starting Pay. Will Other Employers Follow?

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

The nation’s largest private employer has lowered starting pay for new hires who prepare online orders for curbside pickup or delivery to customers’ homes, as well as...

Estate Planning Benefits Gain Momentum

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

A growing number of employers, including Amazon, are adding estate planning benefits for their employees. Attention to the benefit is spurred by a few factors, but...

How Core Weeks and Days Boost Return to Office

Monday, September 18, 2023

Core weeks and days--specific time perids when all employees are required to work in the office--can give employers and employees the best of remote and in-person work....

Viewpoint: Striving to Achieve Gender Equity in the Workplace

Monday, September 18, 2023

While business leaders say they prefer to make decisions based on data, their actions on gender equity seem to speak otherwise. Data overwhelmingly supports the idea...

Illinois Enacts Freelance Worker Protection Act

Monday, September 18, 2023

Illinois recently enacted broad protections for freelance workers. The Freelance Worker Protection Act requires entities contracting with freelance workers to provide...

Deadline Coming for Clawback Provisions in Executive Pay Policies

Monday, September 18, 2023

Public companies have until Dec. 1 to update or add new clawback provisions to their executive pay policies in order to comply with regulations the U.S. Securities and...

DACA Recipient Cannot Establish Alienage Discrimination

Monday, September 18, 2023

A summer intern applicant for ExxonMobil Corp. whose deportation was deferred under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could not pursue an...

Religious Exemption from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Would Cause Undue Hardship

Monday, September 18, 2023

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that seven health care workers’ claim that their employers violated federal law by denying them a religious exemption from...

California Approves Regulations on Employers' Consideration of Criminal History

Monday, September 18, 2023

The California Office of Administrative Law has approved the Civil Rights Council’s proposed amendments to regulations regarding consideration of criminal history in...

USCIS Proposes New Regulations for H-2A, H-2B Visa Programs

Monday, September 18, 2023

Foreign seasonal workers would be granted greater protections and more flexibility in the duration of their visas under a proposed rule from U.S. Citizenship and...