Next year’s HR conferences promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Among other things, attendees can expect to hear about recent policy developments, compliance challenges and, of course, artificial intelligence. Many events offer standard conference ...

While the first year of his term has largely focused on locking down both illegal and legal immigration, President Donald Trump caught employers by surprise last week when he announced changes intended to upend the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program — ...

Dive Brief:  The California State University is facing a probe from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over antisemitism-related allegations, according to a Friday email from Chancellor Mildred García to the system’s 23 campuses.  The EEOC has begun directly contacting ...

As the news has filled with stories about mass layoffs, political strife and poor economic indicators, workers are holding onto their jobs like they’re life preservers in a stormy, uncertain sea — creating the phenomenon recently dubbed “job hugging.” Most ...

A “silent standoff” is brewing between workers and employers over skills development that may worsen skill gaps if not addressed, according to a Sept. 23 report from DeVry University. The troublesome dynamic has formed between workers’ perceptions of their abilities ...

Dive Brief: Employee retention and burnout are of utmost importance to employers, according to a Sept. 23 talent trends report from risk management company Gallagher.  Of the more than 4,000 U.S. employers surveyed across industries, two-thirds of employers are concerned ...

Employers often complain that the Family and Medical Leave Act is difficult to administer, and that’s particularly the case when FMLA leave is intermittent, or occurs at irregular intervals. Frustrations aside, however, it’s important for employers to keep a good-faith ...

Hershey, International Motors and more announced new CHROs in August. Here are the companies that welcomed new HR professionals to the team in September. Kimberly-Clark At the end of August, Kimberly-Clark, a company known for owning brands like Huggies, Kleenex, ...

Dive Brief: A former employee of an Oregon health system failed to show she was unlawfully denied religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate because her objection to the employer’s proposed accommodation was “personal and secular” rather than a bona ...

For human resources leaders, the health benefits challenge is constant: deliver competitive options that meet vast employee needs without breaking the budget. Rising premiums, unpredictable renewals and increasingly diverse workforces make the traditional group plan model harder to sustain. That’s ...