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Step into HR 2025: Resources, regulations and employee needs

01/29/2025
With budgets tightening and employee expectations rising, HR departments face mounting pressure to do more with less this year. Yet amid these constraints, opportunities emerge for HR leaders to reshape their approach and drive unprecedented value for their organizations and workforce.

Micone tapped to lead DOL as acting secretary

01/27/2025
Vince Micone, a career civil servant with decades of experience at various federal agencies, will serve as acting labor secretary pending Senate confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the DOL.

Lucas, an outspoken critic of DEI, named EEOC chair

01/27/2025
President Trump on Jan. 22 appointed Andrea R. Lucas, an EEOC commissioner since 2020, to serve as chair of the EEOC. Lucas has made a name for herself at the commission for her outspoken criticism of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which she says foster “widespread, overt discrimination.”

Trump executive orders to shake up world of work, HR profession

01/27/2025
In the 48 hours after President Trump took office on Jan. 20, he issued a torrent of executive orders and actions, many of them bearing directly on issues that matter to HR professionals and employers.

Improve organizational alignment from within: HR’s role

01/23/2025
Helping to enable organizational alignment is one of the most important roles you can play as an HR professional. Alignment is crucial to achieving your organization’s strategic goals and maintaining its competitive edge. You need to be able to understand where things aren’t aligned and then help to correct it.

Alums from first Trump administration already playing key roles at DOL, EEOC, NLRB

01/21/2025
The Trump administration is calling on experienced insiders to smooth transitions and fill roles at the Department of Labor, EEOC and National Labor Relations Board.

Former members of the military report greater well-being than non-veteran co-workers

01/21/2025
The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2024 Workplace Wellness Survey also found veteran workers were more likely to report intending to stay with their current employer for the immediate future.

When disaster strikes, create a crisis-support framework for your team

01/21/2025
Smoke fills the sky over Southern California neighborhoods as another fire season forces thousands to evacuate their homes. For HR leaders across the affected communities, the focus shifts from routine operations to a critical mission: supporting employees through a natural disaster. While we can’t control when disasters strike, we can control how we respond to our employees’ needs during these challenging times.

Off-duty medical marijuana use may call for accommodation

01/15/2025
As more states legalize medical and other marijuana usage, employers must adjust their policies to conform to those new laws. That’s not an easy task.

Costco’s masterclass on responding to DEI backlash

01/15/2025
Recently, Costco’s board rejected a shareholder proposal aimed at rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Instead, the company doubled down on its commitment to making its workplaces inclusive and equitable.