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Compensation & Benefits

Finding the right way to say ‘thank you’ to employees

02/12/2025
With Employee Appreciation Day approaching on March 7, now is the perfect time to plan meaningful ways to recognize your team’s hard work.
Employment Law

Why your harassment-reporting system might be failing

02/12/2025
A survey of more than 2,000 U.S. workers reveals critical gaps in how organizations handle harassment prevention and response—gaps that could be costing businesses talent and money.
Hiring

New Jersey marijuana laws prohibit applicant lawsuits

02/12/2025
In 2022, New Jersey voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that decriminalized the use and possession of marijuana. The law also barred discrimination based on marijuana usage but stated that employers were entitled to maintain a drug- and alcohol-free workplace.
HR Management

How to minimize the legal risks of romance at work

02/12/2025
Valentine’s Day is coming up fast—the perfect time to revisit policies regulating romance in the workplace. Start with this simple proposition: You’re better off managing co-worker relationships than issuing an outright ban. Then follow these tips.
Employee Relations

Workers more willing to stay put this year

02/03/2025
A Robert Half survey of more than 2,000 U.S. workers found that only 29% of professionals plan to look for a new job in the first six months of the year, down from 35% in July 2024.
Terminations

Survey: Proposed tariffs could trigger layoffs, slow hiring

01/06/2025
Almost 30% of employers say they’re preparing to cut labor costs in anticipation of President-elect Trump’s promise to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China.
Article Archives

How microaggressions can lead to major legal headaches

Chronic pain under the ADA

Lower sick pay for older workers won’t fly

Employer sued for not opening jobs to women

Can’t accommodate with time off? Hire a replacement

Long-time Lucas aide Rogers appointed acting EEOC general counsel

EEOC broke record for monetary recovery in FY 2024

Former NLRB member Wilcox sues Trump, Kaplan over firing

Obey state & local wage-and-hour laws in addition to the federal FLSA

DOJ to investigate private employers’ DEI activities

Research: 98% of employers pay bonuses

Beware high fees associated with alternative pay methods

‘Right to disconnect’ might be next employee-protection trend

Executive order means federal contractors have new anti-discrimination rules to follow

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