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It comes with the territory to lose out to a more qualified applicant. That’s the way the competitive job market works. But when you learn you’ve been ghosted after that promising interview because the candidate had been pre-chosen, it’s all that much worse.
Read MoreEarlier this month, New York state raised the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit by nearly 73%, from $504 to $869 per week. Twenty-seven percent of claimants will now receive the new maximum, while another 28% will see an increase in their weekly payments.
Read MoreWhen a performer claimed a venue “canceled” them after backlash to a social media post supporting Israel, they said it was discrimination. The court said it was politics.
Read MoreWith Election Day taking place on Nov. 4, now is the time to remind your employees of your company’s voting policy. And if you don’t have this in place, it’s time you created one.
Read MoreAction from the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services makes it easier for employers to provide infertile employees with fertility coverage outside their regular health insurance coverage.
Read MoreAs the PUMP Act approaches its third anniversary, lawsuits are piling up. A recent big win for a new mother highlights what happens if employers don’t accommodate pumping and then punish that worker when she takes unauthorized pumping breaks.
Read MoreProviding a harassment-free workplace is essential, and that includes keeping language respectful. But what happens if an employee uses an epithet that’s typically aimed at individuals who belong to the same protected class the speaker belongs to? Do they get a pass?
Read MoreOne bill would make it faster for labor unions to reach the first collective bargaining agreement after a union election, and the other would make it harder to organize.
Read MoreEmployers have until Jan. 4, 2026, to download records for E-Verify cases last updated on or before Dec. 31, 2015. On Jan. 5, 2026, USCIS will dispose of these E-Verify records that are more than 10 years old.
Read MoreThe PWFA allows expecting workers to miss work for OB/GYN appointments and such. Does that mean they do not have to use PTO or vacation time for missing work as well?
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