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The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down a decision in a case that has important implications for how federal agencies can regulate businesses. The case, Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, involved the EPA’s attempt to regulate a company’s process for disposing of certain hazardous waste. The company challenged the EPA’s authority to regulate […]

My Former Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone It’s a common predicament: you leave a particular job and your former boss won’t stop making contact. The situation can be awkward, uncomfortable, and even downright annoying. It’s not often easy to know when and how to handle a situation like this, especially if you don’t want to

Weekly Jobless Claims Rise: What Employers Need to Know The news of a 21,000-person increase in workers filing for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Mar. 4 is disheartening and concerning. For the past seven weeks, initial jobless claims had remained below 200,000, and this week’s increase signals a potential shift in the labor

“Open Thread – May 26-27, 2023” Welcome to the Friday Open Thread! My name is Alison Green, and I’m an experienced HR professional with years of experience in the field. On this blog post, I’m offering an open forum for discussion and advice on any work-related questions you may have. This is a perfect opportunity

As part of your job as a Human Resources executive, you often come across situations which can be difficult to navigate both from a legal and personal perspective. This blog post is devoted to discussing the delicate subject of having one’s partner undergo a background check for your work assignment and answering related questions. We

The future of the Department of Labor and the United States of America is in jeopardy. Will Julie Su become the next Secretary of Labor? It’s hard to say. This question has been on many minds since the news that a committee had advanced Su’s nomination Wednesday, but it remains to be seen whether she

When Fitness-for-Duty Examinations Are Allowed As an HR professional, your primary responsibility is to ensure that your employees are able to perform their job safely and efficiently. Part of this responsibility includes conducting fitness-for-duty examinations to ensure that employees are physically and mentally capable of performing their job-related duties. However, it is important to understand

The recent decision by the Supreme Court of Illinois in regards to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has huge implications for HR professionals and organizations alike. The court’s ruling, that claims under BIPA accrue on each scan or collection, allows for individuals to be awarded per-scan damages if their biometric privacy rights have

As one of the world’s largest employers and a Fortune 500 company, Walmart is a powerhouse in the retail industry. Recently, the company announced that it is making changes to its operations across the United States, cutting more than 2,300 warehouse workers. Cuts have hit distribution centers in Texas and Pennsylvania, as information about the

The news of Packer Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) violating child labor laws is alarming and deeply concerning to all of us in the human resources field. Child labor is an issue that should never be taken lightly and as a Human Resources executive of a Fortune 500 company, I am committed to raising awareness of