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Leveraging Automated Data to Help Make Background Checks More Efficient 

Most employers are all too familiar with the challenges of hiring. It’s difficult to reach out to and attract candidates, to find candidates that have the right skills and experience for a role, and to choose potential employees that align with the company’s culture. Additionally, considering that the best candidates are typically only available for […]

Expert Q&A: Controversial Return-to-Office Mandates and the Future of Work

Return-to-office (RTO) mandates have become a hot topic, with major corporations like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Dell insisting employees work on-site. However, Amazon’s hardline policy on returning to the office or else is being met with resistance, and other companies are considering their options. In a recent Q&A released by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, Tim […]

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Federal Law Requires Employers to Provide Pregnancy-Related Leave

We occasionally hear from clients asking if their employees have to be employed for 12 months and work 1,250 hours to qualify for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) or if they qualify as soon as they begin employment. The question appears to conflate aspects of the PWFA with a similar but distinct federal labor […]

Workplace Harassment and Discrimination: What’s the Difference?

Harassment and discrimination – two words no one wants to hear or experience, especially in the workplace. While at work, employees expect to be in a professional, safe and respectful environment. However, for many employees, this is not the case. Unfortunately, regardless of company size or job title, any employee can be subject to both […]

Start Strengthening Company Culture Through Purpose-Driven DEI by 2025

In an era where adaptability and unity define successful organizations, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become cornerstones of corporate culture. The need to integrate DEI into the fabric of company culture has never been more critical, especially as organizations navigate complex challenges such as the global political climate, economic volatility, and shifting societal expectations. […]

Managers Stress (and Quit) Over Managing Gen Z

Is Gen Z so difficult to manage that their bosses are getting overly stressed and even quitting? That’s the suggestion from a new survey of 1,000 U.S. managers who oversee Gen Z employees, conducted by Intelligent.com. Every new generation that comes into the workforce has its unique perspectives, working styles, advantages and challenges. Much is […]

Court Rejects Joint Employer Defense in Discrimination Case

A federal district court in Louisiana recently heard a case in which a governmental entity tried to assert that it wasn’t liable as a joint employer of the individual who had accused it of discrimination and retaliation. Read on to learn why the court sided with the employee and allowed the claims to proceed to […]

Can Interviewers Tell if Candidates Are Using AI?

Generative AI has been a game-changer in so many areas of society. Employment in particular has been an area of rapid AI adoption. It’s no secret to candidates that employers are leveraging AI in screening large volumes of job applicants, and it’s no secret to employers that candidates are using AI to update resumes and […]

EntertainHR: Mr. Monk Doesn’t Pay His Employee

There is something interesting about watching an old, beloved show for the first time years after the release of its final season. You miss the excitement of watching new episodes contemporaneously with other fans. But if the show you’ve chosen months or years after the fact is indeed worth watching, you should enjoy it just […]

5 Ways HR Should Prioritize Professional Etiquette Training to Move Their Organizations Forward

Companies are working hard to innovate and adapt to a constantly changing consumer culture and business environment. This emphasis on innovation and adaptation is behind everything from extravagant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) to the implementation of cutting-edge technologies and practices that drive efficiency and growth. However, organizations don’t just have to rely on the […]