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Huge employment law verdicts and settlements in 2022

12/22/2022
Employees who sued their current or former employers reaped spectacular paydays in 2022. For some, it was almost like winning the lottery.

Jumpstart your career in the new year

12/21/2022
The HR profession has undergone high turnover due to stress from the pandemic and the turbulent economy. A survey by the workplace communications app Workvivo found that 98% of HR pros felt burned out in the last six months. Nearly 80% said they were open to leaving their jobs.

Some work and some play

12/21/2022
In search of close friendships or romance? Look around your office!

New year, 7 new HR resolutions

12/21/2022
By now, you may already have broken your personal 2023 resolutions, from fitness to finances. Do not despair: Here are seven professional HR resolutions you can keep all year.

The elections are over. Now it’s time to update your HR policies

12/15/2022
The result of November’s mid-term elections means a split Congress. This will make it difficult for legislation to pass. Thus, no drastic changes are expected, according to counsel at McMahon Berger, P.C. in St. Louis. But counsel at the firm, Stephen B. Maule and Timothy W. Bubenik, outlined several issues for which employers should prepare.

New York’s adult abuse survivors can now sue

12/15/2022
A flood of harassment and sexual abuse claims has emerged after New York temporarily lifted the statute of limitations. The Adult Survivors Act is a one-year window to allow people who were abused or harassed as adults to file claims outside the statute of limitations for those offenses.

Peer research: Salary budgets to increase in 2023

12/14/2022
Do you have employees asking for raises, but the CEO and owners don’t want to increase budgets? If you are an HR manager trying to advocate for these increases and want to point to industry norms and research, Salary Budget 2023: Xpert Survey Report presents some helpful data.

More 2023 HR trends to watch

12/14/2022
We’re back with more HR trends to watch in 2023.

Federal contractors: Your EEO data may be released

12/13/2022
On November 15, the OFCCP was sued to release all the federal contractor EEO data that contractors must submit to monitor compliance with contract terms that ban discrimination, etc.

Lessons from America’s worst employers (2022 edition)

12/09/2022
Of course, we should praise employers who treat their employees respectfully, pay fairly and take their legal obligations seriously. Yet, we can all learn something from the worst of the worst. Here is a sampling of America’s worst employers of 2022.