Emilie Shumway

197 articles by Emilie Shumway

• EEOC: Car dealership segregated employees by sex, retaliated against HR workers who intervened

  Sept. 30, 2022

• Hospitals are boosting benefits to attract talent, Aon report shows

  Sept. 27, 2022

• Monster: Two-thirds of workers would quit if forced to return to the office five days a week

  Sept. 26, 2022

• AI, tech concerns dominate EEOC listening session

  Sept. 26, 2022

• Long COVID-19 may be more common among your employees than you think

  Sept. 22, 2022

• Lowe’s settles EEOC sex discrimination charge for $700K

  Sept. 20, 2022

• Pharmacist wins $134,000 jury award in ADA service dog case

  Sept. 19, 2022

• Mailbag: How should we approach D&I across states with different political climates?

  Sept. 19, 2022

• 3rd Cir. holds potential participants in class-action suits are protected from retaliation under FLSA

  Sept. 16, 2022

• 7 stories on the importance of vacation

  Sept. 15, 2022

• Employment nonprofit settles race discrimination, retaliation claim with EEOC for $100,000

  Sept. 14, 2022

• What 3 COVID-19-related ADA cases say about EEOC’s compliance priorities

  Sept. 12, 2022

• 3rd Cir.: Bayer VP couldn’t show retaliation for standing up for pregnant employee

  Sept. 8, 2022

• 6 ways to support caregiving employees — beyond leave

  Sept. 7, 2022

• NLRB proposes return to broad joint employer rule

  Sept. 6, 2022

• Eagle Hill: Nearly half of US workers are not taking vacation

  Sept. 2, 2022

• Tight labor market is driving job post transparency, iHire survey finds

  Sept. 1, 2022

• 8 takeaways about mental health and the ADA from an EEOC attorney

  Aug. 22, 2022

• Court approves Apple’s $30M settlement with workers over time spent in security checks

  Aug. 19, 2022

• How to pull off a companywide ‘week of rest’

  Aug. 18, 2022

• EEOC: Care facility fired worker because of sexual orientation

  Aug. 15, 2022

• Most women say unpaid maternity leave would deplete their savings, survey finds

  Aug. 12, 2022

• Colorado’s pay transparency law went into effect in 2021. What happened?

  Aug. 9, 2022

• Orlando hotel business settles class-action WARN Act claims for $2.3M

  Aug. 8, 2022

• SHRM says DOJ no-poach stance puts HR in a precarious position

  Aug. 8, 2022

• DOL: Tech company Esri will pay $2.3M to settle pay discrimination claims

  Aug. 5, 2022

• 10th Cir. says jury should hear contractor’s racial bias claim, dismisses hearsay argument

  Aug. 4, 2022

• Class action alleges PetSmart training agreement trapped groomers in debt

  Aug. 2, 2022

• Report supports pay data collection, EEOC says

  July 29, 2022

• 4 HR blunders to avoid, courtesy of the hit show Severance

  July 28, 2022

• Scientist couldn't show NASA failed to hire him due to race, court says

  July 27, 2022

• How 3 employers navigate commuting benefits in the age of hybrid work

  July 25, 2022

• DOL: Union election petitions up 58%

  July 21, 2022

• HR has a PR problem. So how can industry pros demonstrate their value?

  July 20, 2022

• Conservative legal group issues early challenge to abortion-access benefit

  July 18, 2022

• Employers plan 4.1% pay raises for 2023 — the largest since the Great Recession

  July 15, 2022

• DOL says home healthcare provider threatened workers, forged payroll records while under investigation

  July 14, 2022

• The FBI says fake job applicants are on the prowl. How can HR protect itself?

  July 13, 2022

• Why one DEI pro says class background should get more attention

  July 11, 2022

• Hobby Lobby store refused employee her service dog in violation of ADA, EEOC says

  July 8, 2022

• Many employers are promising abortion travel benefits. How will they work?

  July 6, 2022

• Ex-SHRM worker alleges organization let bias fester behind 'principled public facade'

  July 1, 2022

• Title inflation is on the rise, one recruiter says. Here's how to prevent it.

  June 30, 2022

• Survey: 4 in 10 workers live paycheck to paycheck

  June 29, 2022

• With Roe overturned, employers eye changes to abortion-access benefits

  June 24, 2022

• Walmart expands doula coverage to Louisiana, Indiana and Illinois

  June 24, 2022

• SHRM22 live roundup: Day 2

  June 14, 2022

• SHRM22 live roundup: Day 1

  June 13, 2022

• How HR can navigate polarizing topics at work

  June 12, 2022

• 'Put on your scientist goggles': Why HR should embrace workplace experiments

  June 10, 2022

• How one CEO's background in ethics informs her leadership style

  June 9, 2022

• EEOC to make virtual mediation a permanent option

  June 7, 2022

• Waters and Brown urge SEC to disclose demographic data to investors

  May 31, 2022

• Business associations back lawsuit challenging DOL's 80/20 rule

  May 31, 2022

• The pandemic increased employee stress about retirement, study says

  May 27, 2022

• FMLA allows leave for mental health treatment, DOL reminds employers

  May 27, 2022

• Federal workforce participation rate of people with disabilities is increasing, EEOC report finds

  May 23, 2022

• Survey: On average, remote workers are about 20% happier

  May 18, 2022

• Birthday party panic: On managing anxiety in the workplace

  May 16, 2022

• 5 ways employers can deliver diabetes- and obesity-related care without stigma

  May 12, 2022

• PwC's $2.4B talent investment includes 2 shutdowns per year, expanded mental health benefits

  May 12, 2022

• Eden Foods exec told HR rep 'all these girls want me,' EEOC alleges

  May 6, 2022

• Why one company is giving its office workers a day off for Mother's Day

  May 6, 2022

• Study: 20% of retirees plan to head back to work this year

  May 5, 2022

• Court won't keep former ADP exec from Benefitfocus role

  April 29, 2022

• Survey: Almost all HR pros are burned out — and many are thinking of leaving

  April 22, 2022

• Employer pays $85K after allegedly firing worker 1 week after pregnancy announcement

  April 18, 2022

• Dollar General introduces no-cost degree program for employees

  April 14, 2022

• 'The iron is hot' for exploring a 4-day workweek, Qualtrics exec says

  April 13, 2022

• Feds extend EEO-1 Component 1 data collection deadline

  April 12, 2022

• 'The Home Alone effect': Workers increasingly amenable to office returns, study shows

  April 8, 2022

• Citigroup caught in political crosshairs over travel benefit for employees to access abortion

  April 7, 2022

• The Senate rejected Biden's wage-hour pick. What does that signal for employers?

  April 6, 2022

• In a first for Amazon, New York facility votes to unionize

  April 1, 2022

• Survey: At some tech companies, as many as 95% of workers are considering leaving

  March 31, 2022

• Disney weighs in on 'Don't Say Gay' bill as employees walk out

  March 28, 2022

• Suit alleges Comcast violated FMLA by requiring 24 hours' notice of leave

  March 21, 2022

• 11th Cir. OKs 'Salt Bae' restaurant's compensation scheme

  March 21, 2022

• DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries about offering cryptocurrency investments

  March 17, 2022

• 5 ways to help workers in a war zone

  March 11, 2022

• Republic manager files EEOC charge after company allegedly denied promised promotion

  March 10, 2022

• 2 Waste Management workers allege 'racially hostile' work environment at Kansas facility

  March 8, 2022

• 5 ways to support employees affected by global crises

  March 2, 2022

• 'Lower your costs, not your wages,' Biden urged employers in State of the Union

  March 2, 2022

• Fewer than one-third of US job posts disclose salary, analysis finds

  Feb. 28, 2022

• After the #MeToo bill, is the future of mandatory arbitration in question?

  Feb. 22, 2022

• DOL plans 'vigorous' enforcement of FLSA, FMLA in supply chain industry

  Feb. 16, 2022

• BLS: More than one-third of employers embraced telework due to the pandemic

  Feb. 15, 2022

• President signs bill ending mandatory arbitration for sexual assault, sexual harassment

  Feb. 11, 2022

• 4 Maine employers indicted in wage-fixing scheme

  Feb. 10, 2022

• Workers say they lack insight into pay — and feel they can't ask

  Feb. 8, 2022

• Why one HR pro says stay interviews should be more than a last resort

  Feb. 7, 2022

• DOL to add 100 wage and hour investigators

  Feb. 7, 2022

• Google expands PTO, sets minimum 20 days' vacation

  Feb. 1, 2022

• Employer settles claim it fired worker, suggesting she 'focus on her health'

  Jan. 27, 2022

• How to know if you have a toxic culture — and how to fix it

  Jan. 20, 2022

• 7 trends likely to shape HR in 2022

  Jan. 18, 2022

• Survey: Tech recruiters are ready to dump CVs, academic requirements

  Jan. 12, 2022

• Is it time for the four-day workweek?

  Jan. 11, 2022

• BLS documents record number of quits in November

  Jan. 6, 2022

• Delta Air Lines asks CDC to shorten COVID-19 isolation window for vaccinated workers

  Dec. 23, 2021

• Report: Customer experience pros hampered by lack of training

  Dec. 21, 2021

• 5 recruiting predictions for 2022 from a LinkedIn exec

  Dec. 17, 2021

• Tyson Foods doles out $50M in year-end bonuses

  Dec. 16, 2021

• How to deliver layoff news compassionately

  Dec. 16, 2021

• Compensation budgets to rise slightly, but won't keep pace with inflation, Mercer says

  Dec. 14, 2021

• Pinterest to roll out paid time off for NICU parents

  Dec. 8, 2021

• Study: Three-quarters of digital workers are eyeing the door

  Dec. 8, 2021

• Louisiana medical center will pay $450K over 100%-healed policy

  Dec. 7, 2021

• Big company CEOs outearn employees by an average $1.2M, study says

  Dec. 7, 2021

• Alabama Amazon workers to re-do union vote

  Nov. 30, 2021

• Prof who predicted 'Great Resignation' says innovative flexibility is next

  Nov. 24, 2021

• DOL launches dialogue to increase marginalized groups' access to apprenticeships

  Nov. 22, 2021

• Employers predict 3% increase for 2022 salary budgets

  Nov. 18, 2021

• What do employees say would reduce burnout? Less work

  Nov. 18, 2021

• 4 in 10 managers let employees pick their own hours, study finds

  Nov. 16, 2021

• Remote rudeness: Workers less civil now, study says

  Nov. 16, 2021

• Mailbag: At this point in the pandemic, how should employers approach travel?

  Nov. 15, 2021

• Should employers take a chance on 'boomerang' employees?

  Nov. 9, 2021

• STEM workers abandon coasts for the Silicon Slopes

  Nov. 8, 2021

• The culture war comes for paternity leave

  Nov. 5, 2021

• Jury awards White, male plaintiff $10M in discrimination suit

  Nov. 3, 2021

• What can HR pros learn from #Striketober?

  Nov. 1, 2021

• Most women who left workforce during pandemic plan to return, study says

  Oct. 28, 2021

• SHRM: 'Great Resignation' leaves remaining employees overworked

  Oct. 27, 2021

• Hybrid work 'the most emotionally exhausting' arrangement, workers report

  Oct. 26, 2021

• Employers rated learning programs higher than employees, survey says

  Oct. 26, 2021

• 'I get more smiles here': Topeka makes a bid for the remote worker

  Oct. 25, 2021

• Mailbag: How should Texas employers balance competing vaccine orders?

  Oct. 18, 2021

• How Pinterest's creative staff reflects the social media site's scrapbooking aesthetic

  Oct. 18, 2021

• HR dept's quick response to harassment precluded liability, 7th Cir. says

  Oct. 18, 2021

• Walgreens DEI report shows strides on leadership diversity

  Oct. 13, 2021

• EEOC: Dog kennel company forced employee to quit due to former addiction

  Oct. 8, 2021

• IT orgs team up on apprenticeships, aiming to diversify tech pipeline

  Oct. 6, 2021

• Bezos company Blue Origin charged with 'toxic' work environment in open letter

  Oct. 4, 2021

• Remote work is enabling a Silicon Valley exodus

  Oct. 4, 2021

• Why it may be time for a more compassionate bereavement policy

  Sept. 29, 2021

• Who will win the remote work game of chicken?

  Sept. 29, 2021

• More women are pursuing online education, closing learning gender gap

  Sept. 28, 2021

• Ikea operator nixes salary history requests

  Sept. 23, 2021

• 'Fight for $15' union challenges NLRB joint-employer rule

  Sept. 22, 2021

• How HR can find the free speech line

  Sept. 20, 2021

• Disability care company aims to fill gap in caregiving benefits

  Sept. 16, 2021

• How Zoom kept its cool while more than doubling its workforce

  Sept. 14, 2021

• 5 questions to ask when employees work across state lines

  Sept. 13, 2021

• Buffalo-area Starbucks employees move to form a union

  Sept. 2, 2021

• White House: Now is the time for vaccination mandates

  Aug. 27, 2021

• Employers, workers have different recruiting and retention incentives in mind, PwC report suggests

  Aug. 25, 2021

• Vacation doesn't alleviate burnout, Visier report shows

  Aug. 23, 2021

• Supporting breastfeeding workers is about more than lactation rooms, says nursing app exec

  Aug. 20, 2021

• Motorcycle dealership sales manager wins $500K in sex discrimination suit

  Aug. 18, 2021

• LinkedIn: Engineering roles have the longest time-to-hire; administrative roles have the shortest

  Aug. 17, 2021

• Employers offering more nontraditional or voluntary benefits, Gallagher report says

  Aug. 12, 2021

• Postmates strikes nearly $1M deal with Seattle over gig worker claims

  Aug. 9, 2021

• SHRM: More than two-thirds of supervisors consider remote workers more replaceable

  Aug. 6, 2021

• Not your mama's fertility care: Modern benefit providers aim to serve a broad range of families

  Aug. 5, 2021

• 10 ways the PRO Act could change the game for employers and organized labor

  Aug. 2, 2021

• For employee mental health, focus on wellness before illness

  July 28, 2021

• Report: States with lowest vaccination rates had highest employment volatility

  July 27, 2021

• Federal court allows ACLU pregnancy discrimination case to move forward

  July 21, 2021

• Racial, ethnic pay gap could take more than 25 years to close, Visier report says

  July 21, 2021

• Negative employee experiences can translate into poor customer service, report says

  July 19, 2021

• EEOC sues UPS for refusing to accommodate, then firing, an employee with brittle diabetes

  July 14, 2021

• 7 dos and don'ts when an employee is at risk for self-harm

  July 13, 2021

• Staffing agency discriminated against deaf employees, EEOC charges

  July 8, 2021

• Team events did little for morale during pandemic, survey finds

  July 7, 2021

• How to make employees feel heard

  July 6, 2021

• Biden executive order sets DEI, accessibility standards for federal workforce

  July 2, 2021

• Survey: Employees intend to take more vacation, check in less in 2021

  July 1, 2021

• Survey: Many workers want to keep masking policies, even for vaccinated employees

  June 29, 2021

• On mental health, Hootsuite aims to put its money where its mouth is

  June 25, 2021

• In-N-Out sued over alleged lack of COVID-19 protections

  June 24, 2021

• What to know about service animals in the workplace

  June 23, 2021

• Paid leave policies are changing, Mercer survey says

  June 23, 2021

• Juneteenth is now a federal holiday

  June 18, 2021

• Pandemic had lasting, major implications for employer flexibility, Randstad survey shows

  June 17, 2021

• Soliciting mail ballots is objectionable conduct, NLRB rules

  June 15, 2021

• 3 compliance issues to revisit in light of hybrid work

  June 14, 2021

• One-quarter of LGBTQ employees keep identity hidden, LinkedIn survey says

  June 10, 2021

• Could employer-subsidized pet insurance be a talent lure?

  June 10, 2021

• Ryder and Kimco settle EEOC lawsuit for $2M

  June 3, 2021

• 5 ways employers can attract and retain women post-pandemic

  June 2, 2021

• Workplace allyship is essential to inclusion efforts, report says

  May 26, 2021

• Pandemic may create a 'lost generation' of leaders, report says

  May 25, 2021

• 'Tension' emerges between employers, employees on hybrid work preferences

  May 20, 2021

• Waste Management to offer no-cost education to employees' dependents

  May 19, 2021

• Women gain California board seats, but where are the women of color?

  May 19, 2021

• Study: Gen Z values employers that prioritize employee mental health

  May 11, 2021

• Walmart refused to accommodate deaf applicant, EEOC charges

  May 6, 2021

• Basecamp nixes political talk and employees walk, sparking a wider discussion

  May 5, 2021

• Large-truck occupant fatalities at a record high, but VR training could be a solution

  May 4, 2021

• WSJ: CEO compensation rose in 2020, despite pay upsets for other workers

  April 29, 2021

• 7 ways to support Muslim employees during Ramadan

  April 28, 2021

• 'Convenience and flexibility are No. 1': Facebook exec talks remote work

  April 26, 2021

• 4 strategies that helped a Marriott HR exec weather 'the most challenging year'

  April 20, 2021

• Employees will leave if employers end remote work options, survey says

  April 19, 2021

• Diversity as a 'business imperative': A Q&A with Target's D&I chief

  April 14, 2021