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How to protect your small business from an ICE raid

07/28/2025
The Trump administration has begun a big push to deport as many individuals without the legal right to work in the United States as possible. The effort includes raiding businesses with a high proportion of workers with Hispanic origins.

Make self-audits an integral component of your I-9 procedures

07/21/2025
Conducting I-9 audits can be enlightening in several ways, such as identifying where your program has weaknesses and unearthing technical violations.

Companies are hiring, but they need help doing it right

07/21/2025
The economy may feel uncertain, but the hiring push is full steam ahead. New research reveals a tension HR teams must navigate in 2025: the need to scale hiring and development without corresponding increases in budget or headcount.

DHS warns to check permit changes

07/09/2025
The Trump administration has begun revoking the immigration status for some workers before the expiration date printed on their Employment Authorization Documents.

CHNV update: Revocations and USCIS guidance trigger urgent employer action

06/30/2025
The decision to immediately and without warning terminate the CHNV parole program, which involves 530,000 participants, creates urgent compliance and workforce implications for employers.

Why “overqualified” shouldn’t be a dealbreaker

06/23/2025
A growing number of Gen Z college graduates are seeking out blue-collar work—not as a fallback, but as a strategic career choice. For HR professionals hiring for skilled roles, this presents an opportunity and challenge: It’s time to reconsider what “overqualified” really means.

Strategies to attract and keep talent from Gen Z to boomers

06/23/2025
It’s not enough to call your workplace “inclusive” when large swaths of your candidate pool feel invisible before they’ve even hit Submit.

Workplace shift puts soft skills ahead of formal education and degree requirements

06/09/2025
While the shift may not yet be universal, HR teams are finding new freedom to rethink how they define qualified talent. The question is no longer “Where did you go to school?” but rather “What can you do?”

DEI, immigration, LGBTQ+ protections top list of pressing HR concerns

05/30/2025
Earlier this year, the Littler Mendelson law firm surveyed 350 in-house lawyers, business executives and HR professionals and asked them what their greatest concerns were for managing employees this year. Here are their top three.

White House promises more apprentice programs

05/27/2025
Still having trouble finding new employees with specialized trade skills? Help may be on the way if a recently announced Trump administration push to encourage apprenticeship programs pans out.