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Hiring decisions are among the most consequential choices an organization makes. A single mistake can ripple across productivity, morale and even legal compliance.

Not everyone wants to spend their time deleting emails, blocking co-workers they don’t see eye to eye with or reading rants on message boards or “forward to all” emails. But employers sometimes don’t know when they can discipline over employees’ posts on and off company resources. Now, a federal appeals court has clarified some limits in a recent case.

We have an employee who has intermittent FMLA leave for migraines. She’s pregnant and calling off for morning sickness. Can we just chalk her time up as FMLA for migraines?

According to Department of Labor statistics, more than 330,000 women aged 20 or older seem to have disappeared from the labor market since January 2025.

A judge has approved a settlement in a long-running case against the Disney Corporation. The case shows how crucial it is to fix pay-equity problems before unequal pay spurs a class-action lawsuit.

Once applicants reach the interview stage, they’ve already proven they meet the company’s minimal qualifications. Requesting a religious accommodation during the interview triggers your obligation to engage in the interactive accommodations process.

After one year has passed from the child’s birth, what are the rules for pumping breaks?

Complaints of age discrimination are reaching new highs. These experiences increase legal risk for employers while weakening workplace morale and productivity.

In addition to a new fee of $100,000 for each visa, the Department of Homeland Security says it is changing the way it allocates those visas via its lottery system.

HR professionals frequently encounter situations where “what is legal” and “what is right” do not align. At the 2025 HR Specialist Summit, Suzanne Lucas, the “Evil HR Lady,” tackled this challenge head-on and offered practical tools for navigating through these dilemmas.