A White former associate director for Rochester Institute of Technology claimed the university used race-based criteria to select a Black candidate as director instead of promoting her. A White former associate director for Rochester Institute of Technology claimed...
Oregon Senate Bill 537 Mandates Real Protection for Healthcare Workers
When you work in an office and someone knicks your artisanal coffee from the fridge, that is small tragedy. You complain to HR, you write passive-aggressive notes, and you vent to your colleagues for twenty-five minutes. Let’s call it the weekly tragedy. It’s much...
Illinois employers must prepare for three big employment law shifts
The state of Illinois has quietly loaded up an arsenal of employment statutes effective from January 1, 2027. There are three colossal shifts taking place that will affect employers and employees. Starting January 1, 2027, Illinois employers will face significant...
25 years later, how 9/11 changed HR
Like most Americans, David Shadovitz, founding editor of HR Executive , remembers exactly where he was when he learned that the first plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. He had just wrapped up a breakfast meeting at the Hyatt...
EEOC asks judge to assist in probe of San Francisco government’s DEI trainings
The City and County of San Francisco allegedly required attendance of a seminar series featuring “derogatory and vitriolic statements” about White people and White women. The City and County of San Francisco allegedly required attendance of a seminar series featuring...
14-minute walk to break area didn’t necessarily create FLSA violations, DOL says
The department weighed in on several wage-and-hour questions in a trio of opinion letters made public Tuesday.
Beyond Hiring: Solving HR’s Leadership Crisis
Register here! Date & Time: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET Speakers KeyAnna Schmiedl, Chief Human Experience Officer, Workhuman Lauren Starkand, Sr. Talent Partner, Mercer Tara Cooper, Global HR Tech Analyst & Advisor, Mercer Sponsored by:...
Washington Expands Lactation, Pregnancy Accommodations for All Employers
Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Washington’s SB 5217 extends the Healthy Starts Act to employers of any size – dropping the current 15-employee threshold to one or more employees – and adds new compliance obligations for lactation and pregnancy accommodations. Lactation...
When Does California Employment Law Follow a Remote Worker Out of State? Lessons from Saberin v. Alation
The widespread adoption of remote work has disrupted longstanding assumptions regarding which state’s employment laws govern a particular worker. A company may be headquartered in California, employ a worker residing in Utah, have that worker supervised from...
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