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September 11, 2026 Today, we ask all National Labor Relations Board employees to take a moment to reflect on those who were lost, their families and loved ones, and all those who continue to bear the lasting impact of September 11. We pay tribute to the extraordinary courage, service, skill, and compassion of the thousands…

Effective Oct. 1, 2026, Public Act 26-12 will require Connecticut employers with 100 or more employees to create a guide explaining their overtime and commonly used pay-differential codes, such as shift, on-call, hazard, call-back, holiday, weekend and geographic pay. Where applicable, the guide must include at least 10 pay codes and be updated when a…

Slowmaxxing has hit the workplace. It’s the latest in the world of “maxxing” — when people take an activity to the extreme to get major benefits. Slowmaxxing started as a wellness trend centered on mindfulness and slowing down everyday routines. And according to experts at Owl Labs, it has spilled into the workplace, with employees…

Amazon workers allege pregnancy discrimination; federal unions challenge USDA reorganization; NYC warns of silicosis risks.

For years, companies kept changing the nameplate on the top HR job: Personnel became HR, then HR became People or Culture, then People became Talent. You get the drift. And yes, I am going to call all of them Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs). That is partly because we need to call them something, but…

Many employees fear that AI will eliminate their jobs. Or change their jobs. While change is very possible, elimination is less likely. In fact, one workplace researcher found that only about 3% of jobs have been lost to AI in the past four years. But saying that doesn’t eliminate employees’ fears. What’s Up in This…

The historic Tesla strike ended on 19 August, after 1,027 days. On 27 October 2023, some 40 mechanics walked out of 10 workshops across Sweden. Nearly three years later, their union, IF Metall, has not achieved its goal: a collective agreement with Tesla’s Swedish subsidiary, TM Sweden.

Wynn Las Vegas employees allege anti-union retaliation; Amazon faces a class action over pregnancy accommodations; H-1B demand plunges following a six-figure visa fee.

Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Washington’s SB 5217 extends the Healthy Starts Act to employers of any size – dropping the current 15-employee threshold to one or more employees – and adds new compliance obligations for lactation and pregnancy accommodations. Lactation breaks must now be paid at the employee’s regular compensation rate, including travel time to…

Most HR leaders spend significant energy on benefits strategy and almost none on payroll strategy, even though payroll is the only touchpoint that reaches every single employee, every pay period. That gap is costing companies more than they realize. The gain in employee retention could be phenomenal. Payroll as a Retention Strategy When something goes…