Employee vs. independent contractor: The state of worker classification

Depression-era laws on classifying workers might need changing to meet today’s employment demands, experts say.  

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 27, 2017

What positions to expect out of the EEOC in 2017

HR Dive spoke with Barry Hartstein, who says age discrimination and systemic investigations will see continued interest.

By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 27, 2017

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Top 5 stories from HR Dive

HR Dive’s top stories feature a number of evolving trends, including a shifting employment law landscape, AI questions and return-to-office challenges.

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Study: 30% of HR and legal respondents fear workplace challenges to come

The majority of those surveyed (68%) also anticipate an uptick in employment law cases to be heard by the Supreme Court.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 27, 2017

Tesla CEO calls company criticism 'disingenuous or outright false'

CEO Elon Musk defended Tesla's record on pay, safety and working conditions after criticism from a union advocate.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 27, 2017

Saba buys Halogen Software in $293M deal

The purchase boosts Saba's HR tech offerings in learning and performance management.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 27, 2017

For ban-the-box to work, employers must enforce anti-discrimination policies

Urban Institute researchers reject the notion that ban-the-box policies mean more discrimination overall.  

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 24, 2017

Hiring ratio for small and midsize companies is 1-in-86

31% of job candidates turn down job offers, while referral and recruiting agency candidates are more likely to get an interview.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 24, 2017

Sign language class helps deaf worker and coworkers bond

Inclusion in the workplace works best when it is more than just a poster or classes.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 24, 2017

Study: Employers want interns to be skilled and ready to go on Day One

Internship programs are no longer simple training programs. They are important aspects of an employer's talent pipeline.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 24, 2017

Employers still shifting employee wellness focus to overall well-being

Holistic well-being continues to gain popularity among employers.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 23, 2017

IRS won't reject taxpayers' 1040 forms with missing health information

However, employers’ tax-reporting stays largely the same so far.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 23, 2017

Study: Women who request flexible schedules are more penalized than men

Women who ask for such accommodation are less liked and considered less productive than men who do the same.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 23, 2017

Former Uber employee's claims allege several HR missteps

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has since instructed the company's chief HR executive to begin an investigation.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 22, 2017

Financial incentive for employee wellness isn't just speculation, study shows

According to Welltok, an employer with 10,000 employees could drive close to $3 million in company value by adding a wellness program.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 22, 2017

Intuit: 3.9M Americans are on-demand workers

Despite not having full-time status, 67% of on-demand workers like their work, and 81% plan on sticking with it over the next year.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 22, 2017

Study: Empowering workers, not giving them perks, builds a strong culture

Skip the kegs and ping pong tables. What keeps workers around is a sense that they can solve problems on their own.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 22, 2017

Franchisors should be hands-off concerning franchisee compliance training

Franchisors can minimize their liability in joint-employer claims by not micromanaging the compliance training they give franchisees.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 22, 2017

How self-service in workforce management increases output

All too often, managers spend more time on administrative functions than on strategic tasks that could improve the bottom line. 

By Craig Fearon • Feb. 21, 2017

Survey: 67% of employers expect partial repeal of ACA

The survey also found that 39% of companies said that repealing the ACA wouldn’t affect their decisions on medical plan design.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 21, 2017

NYDOL: Employers can't prohibit wage talk, but they can set limits

Employers who choose to limit such discussions among workers are required to make their policies available electronically and in print.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 21, 2017

Study: 91% of millennials find the post-grad job search difficult

In the same study, 41% of millennials said they plan to stay at their current job for two years or less.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 17, 2017

Hourly workers: Who they are, what they want and where they're going

Hourly employees are 78 million strong, but are often overlooked by HR's development policies.  

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 17, 2017

House lawmakers vote to stop expansion of state-sponsored IRA programs

The rule was supposed to make setting up state-run IRAs a simpler process.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 17, 2017

Workers stage 'Day Without Immigrants' to protest White House policies

The "Day without Immigrants" shut down some businesses because not enough people showed up to work. Others shut in preparation.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 17, 2017

Gallup: 51% of workers are looking to leave their current jobs

Only 22% of employees think leadership is taking their company in the right direction, Gallup's 2017 State of the American Workplace report shows.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 16, 2017