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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.

New Year’s resolutions for employees hungry to learn

12/13/2022
New Year’s resolutions for many HR staffers can be summed up in three words: Training, training and training.

Lessons from Walmart workplace killings

12/13/2022
What can other employers learn from this latest episode of workplace violence, and how can they improve their prevention programs?

Beware ad hoc accommodation approvals

12/13/2022
Every organization should have a well-delineated plan for approving reasonable accommodations. Don’t let direct supervisors make their accommodations casually. These ad hoc arrangements often become almost impossible to revoke later.

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.

Universities ban caste bias; a lawsuit follows

12/13/2022
Brown University has added caste discrimination to its nondiscrimination list, joining other universities that now include caste among protected categories such as race, religion, sex and gender identity.

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.

DOL cracks down on child labor violations

12/09/2022
DOL investigators found 101 teenagers worked impermissible hours at multiple McDonald’s restaurants in Pittsburgh. The DOL fined the franchisee $57,332 for violations of child labor laws at the 13 McDonald’s locations the husband and wife operated.

3 2023 HR trends to watch

12/07/2022
As we approach the new year, some significant HR trends are emerging. These will affect how you recruit, hire, manage and terminate employees. Here’s what to expect in 2023.