Category: News

Customer harassment of service workers is all too common in the United States. Across industries, workers — especially women — report facing sexual harassment from customers. In addressing this issue, the EEOC and courts have typically applied a negligence standard to determine employer liability for third-party harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits sex harassment…

HR often deals with difficult topics — from layoffs to mental health. But there’s one topic that can get overlooked at work and beyond: domestic violence.  Whether it’s ignorance, fear or simply not knowing how to properly respond, domestic violence is a topic few people know how to properly speak up about or know how…

EEOC regains quorum; Second Circuit issues opinion on DEI causing hostile work environment.

Hypergrowth is exhilarating, but it can also push organizations to their limits. Few leaders understand this better than Q Hamirani, Chief People Officer at HighLevel, one of the fastest-growing remote-first SaaS platforms serving agencies and consultants worldwide. With over 1,600 employees across the globe and 1,000 new hires added in a single year, HighLevel offers…

Some conversations are difficult before they start. They become even more of a nightmare when they take a turn for the worse — and you end up in difficult conversation traps. It’s so bad, some leaders would rather not face difficult conversations head-on. Instead, nearly two-thirds are willing to go out of their way to…

Under a new law in Maine, covered employers are now required to provide compensation — or show-up pay — to employees who report to work but have their shifts canceled or reduced. In passing this legislation, Maine joins a handful of states that require show-up pay, also known as reporting time pay, including California, Connecticut,…

Workplace safety has always been a balancing act between compliance and genuine risk reduction. Nowhere is that more evident than in industries like construction, where workers face hazards ranging from falls and electrocutions to heavy equipment accidents. Despite decades of progress, these risks remain stubbornly persistent. Recent regulatory updates from the Occupational Safety and Health…

We aren’t going to paint any pretty pictures in this episode of the 3-Point: Turnover sucks. And it’s not getting any better. Companies are laying off employees. And employees are holding on tight. What’s Up in This Episode: Solving Turnover Issues In this episode of HRMorning’s 3-Point, our expert, Dr. Mary Hayes, Director of Research,…

In today’s news and commentary, HELP committee schedules a vote on Trump’s NLRB nominees, the 5th Circuit rejects Amazon’s request for en banc review, and TV production workers win their first union contract.  After a nomination hearing on Wednesday, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee scheduled a committee vote on President Trump’s NLRB nominees…

California legislation empowers state labor board; ChatGPT used in hostile workplace case; more lawsuits challenge ICE arrests