Category: Research

January 2, 2024

Rolling out even ordinary workplace rules can put in-house counsel in a legal minefield if the organization tries to do it while employees are unionizing, labor specialists say. The National Labor Relations Board earlier this year changed how it evaluates […]

December 14, 2023

Despite a cooler labor market and improved hiring outlook, HR leaders’ expectations continue to decline around two key areas — retention and employee engagement — according to a Dec. 12 report from The Conference Board. Overall, The Conference Board CHRO […]

December 4, 2023

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed bills enacting the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, extending the statute of limitations to file a lawsuit alleging unlawful discriminatory practices, and barring the inclusion of liquidated damages provisions in settlement agreements for claims […]

November 21, 2023

With 2024 just around the corner, Human Resources professionals are contemplating the near future. Everyone is looking into that crystal ball to try and understand what the most pressing issues in talent management will be. HR Exchange Network is no […]

November 17, 2023

On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 creating new workplace violence prevention standards in California. The law consists of the first general industry workplace violence prevention requirement in the United States. Under the law—specifically Labor […]

November 15, 2023

With more employers monitoring workers with cameras and GPS trackers, federal regulators and states have taken steps to strengthen employee privacy rights. Some employers rely on cameras that record employees and customers throughout company property. Elsewhere, employees have GPS trackers […]

November 14, 2023

Annual growth in regular pay excluding bonuses in Great Britain was 7.7% in July to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics. This was slightly down compared with previous periods, but was still among the highest annual growth […]

November 3, 2023

According to the latest labour market tracker by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast, the increase in job adverts in the week to 22 October would in most years be seen at least a month or two earlier […]

October 26, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a final rule Oct. 26 to provide a broadened standard for when two employers that conduct business together are considered to be joint employers and thus liable for one another’s unfair labor practices. […]

October 25, 2023

Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees. Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance) in exchange for waiving and releasing any potential claims against the company. The goal is to […]

October 20, 2023

Employers with over 50 employees regularly address employees’ requests for leave under the FMLA. When the FMLA was originally enacted in 1993, the workplace looked a bit different than it does now. Most employees went to a main worksite and […]

October 16, 2023

The termination of an employee due to conflicts between court-ordered substance abuse classes and his work schedules did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled. The employee worked for a […]

October 10, 2023

The Department for Education has announced £196 million, an 8.9% increase, to attract more teachers across key subjects, funding scholarships, bursaries and salary grants to help thousands of candidates through their initial teacher training. Scholarships for those opting to teach […]

October 5, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new law to require employers to adopt workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records of any threats or incidents of workplace violence, and provide effective training to workers on workplace violence. The U.S. Occupational […]

October 4, 2023

In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a wrongful death complaint filed by the surviving relatives of an employee who died following a tragic accident during his work break. A man left […]

October 3, 2023

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to sign legislation emanating from a busy legislative session, including legislation prohibiting employers from accessing employee social media account log-in information, requiring written notice of unemployment insurance benefits, and modifying the New York […]

September 28, 2023

A new report is underscoring the impact of recognition in culture-building – but it turns out a majority of employers could be missing out on its benefits. A joint study from Workhuman and Gallup revealed that only 34% of its […]

September 25, 2023

Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in 2022 to codify protections for expectant employees not guaranteed under previous disability discrimination laws, namely the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. In doing so, lawmakers brought federal pregnancy […]

September 20, 2023

A trucking company allegedly tolerated harassment of — and eventually terminated — two gay mechanics at a facility in North Jackson, Ohio, over their sexual orientation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit filed Sept. 15. The […]

September 5, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to move the needle on its interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in favor of unions. For example, in Memorandum GC 23-02 entitled “Electronic Monitoring and Algorithmic Management of Employees Interfering […]