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Senate refuses to confirm Biden’s choice to head W&H Division

04/05/2022
The nomination of David Weil to head the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division was derailed March 30 when a trio of moderate Senate Democrats said they would not vote to confirm him.

The HR I.Q. Test: April ’22

04/01/2022
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Budget would expand DOL, EEOC enforcement

03/31/2022
The Biden administration has signaled plans to step up compliance enforcement against employers with budget proposals that increase funding for both the Department of Labor and the EEOC by 10.6% each in fiscal year 2023, which begins in October 2022.

It happened in Vegas! Lessons from the 2022 LEAP conference

03/29/2022
The HR Specialist’s annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium took place March 16–18 in Las Vegas. Here are a few nuggets of HR wisdom from LEAP presenters, some of the nation’s most respected employment law attorneys.

What are the most annoying co-worker habits?

03/24/2022
As employees return to workplaces, get ready for those “He’s annoying me!” complaints to HR.

Workers praise employers for support during pandemic

03/22/2022
Despite having their workplaces turned upside down, a majority of U.S. workers give employers high marks for keeping them safe and supporting them during the two-year pandemic.

DOL, EEOC get modest increases in latest budget

03/17/2022
The omnibus federal funding bill Congress passed earlier this month, which kept the government from shutting down, set slightly higher budgets for the Department of Labor and the EEOC.

SOTU highlighted HR issues

03/08/2022
President Biden name-checked several HR-related issues in his March 1 State of the Union Address, calling for a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage and backing legislation to provide paid family and medical leave.

Pandemic echoes keep resonating for HR pros

03/01/2022
Dealing with the lingering effects of the pandemic—especially recruiting challenges—will dominate the HR profession for the rest of the year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s new State of the Workplace Study.

DOL seeks nominations to join workforce information council

03/01/2022
The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting someone to represent the business community on the federal Workforce Information Advisory Council.