In today’s dynamic market, HR professionals are tasked with adapting to the changing expectations of organizations and employees, particularly in challenging economic conditions. In 2024, proactive HR leaders and professionals will implement strategies that incorporate AI into everyday operations, meet evolving compliance standards, and prioritize their workforce’s needs and aspirations. Organizations can foster a more…
Just as HR professionals quickly adapted to changes at the height of the pandemic, they must now adapt and respond to today’s evolving expectations of organizations and employees. As such, savvy HR leaders and professionals will approach 2023 with human-centric strategies that holistically support and benefit workers. Organizations will benefit from putting people first and…
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused employers to make significant changes to their business practices, including onboarding. Managers and new hires across the country are navigating the unchartered waters of remote onboarding. The onboarding process—which is designed to cultivate a long-term relationship between the employer and the employee while fostering a feeling of…
Under most state workers’ compensation (WC) laws, COVID-19 may be a compensable, work-related condition only if an employee can show that: He or she contracted coronavirus while performing services growing out of and incidental to their employment; and The disease arose out of that employment (work-relatedness). As of June 30, 2020, however, several states…
The uncertainty wrought by COVID-19 has left employers at an increased risk of exposure to employment-related claims alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, among others. As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, there has been a massive upheaval of the American workplace. Employers have found themselves drafting and implementing policies and…