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Overtime rule slated for April; PWFA regulations to be published by EOY
The government’s fall regulatory agenda just dropped. Highlights include overtime regulations and independent contractor updates.
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How should HR handle employee social media posts on the Israel-Hamas war?
A recent slew of rescinded job offers and forced resignations raises questions about free speech, inclusion and belonging, and compliance.
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Want employees to use their benefits? Rebrand them, experts say.
“A lot of it is less in the design of the benefits, it’s more in the communication and marketing of them,” WTW’s Casey Hauch told HR Dive.
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Q&AWhat can HR do when an employee is self-harming?
While there may be some warning signs of self-harm, “none are specific enough to be used as a diagnostic,” Heidi Kar, a licensed clinical psychologist, told HR Dive.
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Key lawmakers unveil bipartisan proposal for Workforce Pell Grants
The bill signals growing momentum for expanding federal financial aid to programs as short as eight weeks.
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Frontier Airlines settles claim it discriminated against pregnant and lactating employees
The settlement could inspire stronger protections for airline workers, the plaintiffs’ lawyer said.
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Human Rights Campaign emphasizes ‘state of emergency’ for LGBTQ+ talent
Almost 80% of LGBTQ+ workers reported the wave of gender-affirming care bans makes them feel less safe.
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AI usage promoted some job growth in the 2010s, European analysis indicates
“However, the jury is still out on whether the same can be expected from new developments in AI-enabled technologies,” European Central Bank researchers said.
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Switching to a 4-day workweek may require a ‘conscious redesign of work’
The transition involves more than just “condensing 40 hours of work into four days,” according to one analysis.
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Deep DiveHow employers tackle the social determinants of work
Companies are seeing workers more holistically and looking for ways to meet them where they are.
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Half of workers left previous job after feeling underappreciated
Having a salary that was “too low” was a close second, a Monster poll found.
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Mandatory return to office will apply to over 400K federal workers by January
The RTO mandate will be new for 122,000 of those workers, according to research from JLL.
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UKG: November saw the highest shift, pay activity in months
Recovery within the healthcare sector has been the “standout story of 2023.”
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Employers, educators are filling in Gen Z’s etiquette gap
Studies indicate that employers might be the new “post-secondary colleges.”
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Employers express worry that SCOTUS affirmative action ruling will hinder DEI
Representation of Black workers also continues to lag across organizations, especially in managerial and executive roles, a new report indicates.
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1 in 4 employees say supervisor bias negatively affects their performance review
In a recent survey, Asian and LGBTQ+ employees reported the highest likelihood of negative effects due to bias.
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DOL shifts to a per-violation penalty for certain child labor infractions
It’s yet another enforcement shift in a year where federal regulators levied high-profile penalties against child labor law violators across several industries.
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WTW: Cost of US healthcare benefits expected to rise 8.9% in 2024
The cost increases are primarily due to medical professionals recommending too many services and insured members’ poor health habits, according to a WTW survey of leading insurers.
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NLRB rules against Amazon in New York fulfillment center union organizing case
The National Labor Relations Board alleges the company unlawfully retaliated against some employees, including by changing work assignments.
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ColumnCan you eat meat and work at PETA? How personal values intersect with work
Yes and no, PETA says. But the question touches on a bigger workplace culture topic: employee-employer value alignment.
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Is an ‘employee experience winter’ coming?
Companies are “less interested in employee experience in general,” thus making it an easy target for cutting costs or cutting corners, one Forrester expert said.
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Q&A5 minutes with Sam’s Club’s chief people officer
“Being overly traditional or overly stuck in your ways, I think, is a recipe for disaster,” Christopher Shryock said.
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Why EAPs go unused despite growing mental health awareness
Many factors contribute to the historic underutilization of employee assistance programs, despite their value as an access point to quality care.
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DEI top priority for Coty as it expands global parental leave policy
The cosmetics and fragrance brand also said it had achieved its 2022 pay equity goal and has a gender pay equity gap of less than 2% across all its global management.
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BNY Mellon to boost minimum hourly wage to $22.50 in March
The bank is also expanding the mental health resources, to allow for up to 12 no-cost therapy sessions annually, up from five, BNY Mellon said Friday.
