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Gilbride gets Biden nod to become EEOC general counsel

06/14/2022
President Biden has nominated Karla Ann Gilbride to become general counsel to the EEOC. An attorney, Gilbride is co-director of the Access to Justice Project at Public Justice, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in California.

Assess policies, practices for LGBT inclusion

06/09/2022
June 15 is the second anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which ruled employers cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. June is also Pride Month, making now a good time to review your legal obligations and perhaps reset policies to make your workplace more welcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Snapshot: Mental health and the workplace

06/08/2022
Employees say work affects their mental health, but few have workplace access to mental health services.

Retain staff by covering training, certifications

06/08/2022
Facing a vise-tight labor market, employers are pulling out all the stops to retain top talent. One increasingly popular and affordable tool is to cover or offset employees’ costs for their professional training and certifications.

Biden’s pick to join EEOC stalls

06/01/2022
The nomination of plaintiffs’ attorney Kalpana Kotagal to become an EEOC commissioner hit a speedbump in late May when the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions deadlocked 11-11 on whether to recommend her.

Snapshot: Today’s most in-demand HR skills

06/01/2022
These are the skills employers look for when hiring new HR staff.

Is your facility prepared for an active-shooter situation?

06/01/2022
The Uvalde, Texas, massacre was especially horrific, but it wasn’t unique. So far in 2022, there have been more than 200 mass shootings in the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive. Employers need a plan to mitigate the potential damage in an active-shooter situation, based on these steps.

The HR I.Q. Test: June ’22

06/01/2022
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

How did COVID affect trust in the workplace?

05/26/2022
A full 65% of U.S. workers say that trust among their co-workers and management has actually increased since the start of the pandemic, according to a ResumeLab survey of 1,100 workers.

7 in 10 say they adopt a different personality at work

05/26/2022
What do people hide most?