HR Brew

APRIL 24, 2024

Some 4 million additional salaried workers will be eligible to receive overtime pay under a final rule the Department of Labor announced on April 23. The rule raises the annual salary threshold for white-collar (i.e. executive, administrative, and professional) employees to qualify for overtime from $35,568 to $58,656. It will be fully implemented by Jan. 1, 2025.

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HR Brew

APRIL 24, 2024

Following a summer of record-breaking heat and associated deaths, Phoenix amended its city code to better protect contractors working in the Arizona capital from “ heat-related illnesses and injuries in the workplace.” The ordinance, which Phoenix’s city council passed unanimously, applies to city contractors and subcontractors whose employees work “in an outdoor environment.

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HR Brew

APRIL 24, 2024

We chat 1:1 with HR pros about their career journeys. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to share your story with us. Is working as a camp counselor anything like working as an HR manager? Ask Joe Cottew, people operations manager at coffee importer Cafe Imports, and he’ll say the two jobs are actually pretty similar. Long before Cottew ventured into HR, the then 16-year-old got his start as an assistant camp counselor at the YMCA’s Camp Ihduhapi in Loretto, Minnesota.

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HR Brew

APRIL 24, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to issue a final rule on April 23 banning employers from using noncompete clauses in employment contracts. Such agreements are commonly found in industries ranging from warehousing to medicine, according to the FTC. They’re intended to prevent employees from engaging in conduct that could increase competition for another party; as such, noncompetes may keep workers from joining another firm, for example, or bringing their current clients to a new firm, pe

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HR Brew

APRIL 23, 2024

Here’s this week’s edition of our Coworking series. Each week, we chat 1:1 with an HR Brew reader. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to introduce yourself. Gary Deitch’s first foray into the world of HR was in Marine Corps recruiting. The former marine told HR Brew that recruiting for that branch of the US armed forces “had a sense of drive and a mission focus.

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HR Brew

APRIL 23, 2024

Hiring platform Greenhouse earlier this month announced its spring product release featuring new AI capabilities to make hiring decisions faster and easier for TA pros. In its spring release , Greenhouse launched a new AI capability to help recruiters craft emails and set communication cadences with candidates. It’s one of many ways Greenhouse has updated its platform to incorporate the benefits of AI technology, so recruiters can leverage it responsibly.

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HR Brew

APRIL 22, 2024

Racial bias exists in the job market from the moment a job-seeker hits “submit” on an application, according to new research. Some experts say companies can consider this a reminder to assess their hiring practices and make changes when they spot inequities. New findings on racial disparities. National Bureau of Economic Research economists released a new paper detailing the results of an experiment, in which they submitted 84,000 job applications to 11,000 jobs at 108 Fortune 500 companies betw

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HR Brew

APRIL 22, 2024

Each week, we get into the weeds with the founders of HR tech startups. Want to tell us about your company? Get in touch here. Mahima Chawla, co-founder and CEO of Cocoon, told HR Brew that the idea for a leave-management platform began with an offhand comment from a colleague. “Parental leave is an absolute nightmare,” Chawla recalled a coworker mentioning, adding that the coworker even brought her laptop into the hospital room after a C-section in order to file the correct state paperwork in t

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HR Brew

APRIL 19, 2024

The acronym “RRR” most commonly stands for “reduce, reuse, recycle.” But for HR pros, it can also mean “recognition, recovery, renewal.” Those three words are the basis for the employee well-being strategy at Accenture, Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, the company’s chief health officer, said at the Workhuman Live conference on April 17. Duperval-Brownlee, a former doctor, developed the strategy after joining Accenture in July 2021, nearly a year and a half after the Covid-19 pandemic had upended life

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HR Brew

APRIL 19, 2024

Remote jobs and flexible work arrangements may be decreasing , but Singapore just introduced legislation giving workers a greater chance for flexibility. Where in the world? By the end of the year, workers in Singapore will be entitled to request flexible work arrangements, including four-day workweeks, remote work, and flexible hours, according to a press release from the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices, under the Ministry of Manpower, which developed the legis

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HR Brew

APRIL 19, 2024

HR departments often play a key role in helping management respond to unionization efforts at their companies. When management takes a strong anti-union stance, talks between management and unionized workers can turn adversarial , putting HR pros in a tough spot. But recent data from Payscale suggests HR has a more positive view of unions than executive leadership overall.

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HR Brew

APRIL 19, 2024

Companies that grow at an accelerated pace run the risk of hiring too aggressively, resulting in an overgrown organization with duplicated roles. Tesla seems to have experienced this issue. In an April 15 email to employees, CEO Elon Musk announced layoffs affecting more than 10% of Tesla’s workforce. He attributed the need for cuts, in part, to the company’s “rapid growth,” which led to “duplication of roles and job functions in certain areas.

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HR Brew

APRIL 19, 2024

The US government recently updated how it tracks racial identity to improve the accuracy of the process. What’s different? The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance last month for collecting and analyzing race and ethnicity data in hopes of assessing the US population more accurately. First, there’s a new category, called MENA (short for Middle Eastern and North African).

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HR Brew

APRIL 18, 2024

Long-retired Clippy sought to help users navigate Microsoft Word—popping up uninvited, blinking aggressively, and occasionally even tapping on the monitor glass. A future might not be far off wherein generative AI assistants help HR professionals navigate complicated application tracking systems (ATS), and—provided Clippy’s AI-powered descendents are more useful, and respectful of personal space—this could prove to be a boon for talent professionals looking to streamline their craft.

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HR Brew

APRIL 18, 2024

All I’m askin’ is for a little respect. Nearly six decades since Aretha Franklin sang those famous lyrics, they still resonate, especially with employees looking for a little more courtesy in the workplace. In her 2022 book, Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel , Gena Cox urges HR and business leaders to prioritize respect.

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HR Brew

APRIL 18, 2024

This week, HR management platform HiBob launched Bob Hiring, a new applicant tracking system (ATS) that connects recruiting and hiring to the rest of the HiBob platform. The new Bob ATS links recruiting and hiring efforts to insights from the Bob Workforce Planning solution, such as sourcing of hire, sourcing channel spend, and target-versus-actual hires.

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Recruiting Software Planning Tools HR Software Productivity 283

HR Brew

APRIL 18, 2024

The Supreme Court just made it harder for employers to transfer employees to different roles against their will, widening the path for affected workers to sue for discrimination. In a rare unanimous decision, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in Muldrow v. City of Saint Louis , finding the city violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Sgt. Jatonya Muldrow was an officer with the St.

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HR Brew

APRIL 17, 2024

There’s something about nature and fresh air that makes people feel happier and more relaxed…until a spider crawls up their leg. Then it’s game over and back to the great indoors. Regardless of the occasional rogue arachnid, people generally like having a connection to nature, and some experts believe that experience should be brought into the office.

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HR Brew

APRIL 17, 2024

Spring is a busy season for HR pros overseeing compensation and compliance, as both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a handful of states require employers to submit reports about their workforces around this time. EEOC sets a deadline for EEO-1 reports. The EEOC recently said it will begin collecting data for Component 1 of EEO-1 reports on April 30.

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HR Brew

APRIL 17, 2024

Employee resource groups (ERGs) have experienced booming popularity in recent years. Four in 10 employers reported having ERGs as of 2021, according to Sequoia , as did 90% of Fortune 500 companies by the end of 2022, per McKinsey. Despite this, many operate without the resources they need to succeed. Underfunding is a pervasive issue: In 2022, 21% of ERGs operated with zero budget, according to DE&I consultancy The Rise Journey , and 17% had a budget of $5,000 to $10,000.

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HR Brew

APRIL 16, 2024

Executives at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center see it as a foundational business in the greater community. Events held there support nearly 25,000 jobs annually, and have created $90 billion in economic activity in the area and $5.7 billion in state and local tax revenue since 1985. With great stature comes great responsibility. (Relax, Marvel stans…the reference has legs, just maybe not eight of them.

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HR Brew

APRIL 16, 2024

If you can’t take the heat…be careful in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, last week signed a law that would prevent local governments from establishing rules protecting workers from excessive heat in the Sunshine State. The measure was part of a larger preemptive law stopping local governments from establishing minimum wages above the state’s $12-an-hour rate, as well as barring any specific employee benefits or conditions beyond what state or federal laws allow as a requirement for doi

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Wage and Hour Training Report Employee Benefits Compliance Training 319

HR Brew

APRIL 16, 2024

Connie Britton’s Nicole Mossbacher in HBO’s first season of White Lotus could not disconnect from work. At a fancy resort in picturesque Hawaii, the corporate exec was constantly checking her emails and even participated in a “Zoom with China,” asking her daughter to help her improve the “feng shui” in their hotel room ahead of the video call. (Been there.

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HR Brew

APRIL 12, 2024

Still trying to convince the C-suite that a four-day workweek is the way to go? Maybe this will do the trick… A four-day workweek may boost employees’ productivity, as well as their physical and mental health, according to the World Economic Forum. Countries around the world have been increasingly embracing the concept, with Germany and South Africa , among others, embarking on four-day workweek trials in recent years.

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HR Brew

APRIL 12, 2024

At this stage of the “great work-from-home experiment” that began four years ago, it has become apparent that Gen Z workers are more amenable to office work than their older colleagues. Recent data from Gallup further bolsters our understanding of this trend, as remote-capable Gen Z workers surveyed in Q1 of this year were more likely to favor hybrid work than millennials, Gen Z, or Baby Boomers.

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HR Brew

APRIL 12, 2024

With its rolling hills, renowned wine, and epic rugby games, New Zealand sounds like a magical destination. Just ask the hobbits, and the many workers who are moving to the country in search of the One Ring and good jobs. Where in the world? In response to “unsustainable” migration, Erica Stanford, New Zealand’s immigration minister, announced that , to receive a work visa, “low-skilled” applicants will now be required to speak English.

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HR Brew

APRIL 12, 2024

When you’re bored, do you take a nap? Or call a friend? Well, some of us are not only doing those things, but we’re doing them at work and posting videos about it on TikTok. There are over 200,000 videos with 519 million views under #boredatwork on the platform. From screaming in a soundproof room to stirring workplace drama , employees are jokingly showcasing their lack of interest in work.

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HR Brew

APRIL 11, 2024

We’ve all heard stories of employees secretly having two full-time jobs, but it’s HR professionals who should really grasp the potential consequences for double-dipping on full-time work…right? Not always. Lauren Graves, the HR director at the DC Public Library, was recently found by ethics investigators to be performing not one, but two other jobs, the Washington Post reported.

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HR Brew

APRIL 11, 2024

For Envoy, a firm that provides companies with analytics and insights on their physical workspaces, in-office attendance is key to the business model. During the pandemic, Envoy developed a product that helped offices monitor Covid-19 tests, vaccinations, and safety guidelines as they brought workers back into the workplace. After spending several years helping their customers navigate the return to office (RTO), Envoy decided to call its own approximately 250-person staff back into the office.

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HR Brew

APRIL 11, 2024

Many moons ago, the blue checkmark was a coveted badge on a popular social media platform with a cute bird mascot. This was a simpler time. The landscape has since been upended by an eccentric billionaire, but back when humans “tweeted,” the blue checkmark noted to other users that the person communicating on the platform was indeed who they said they were.

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HR Brew

APRIL 11, 2024

Now more than ever, employees are encouraged to share their emotions in the workplace. But how, as a leader, can you help them manage those emotions? This is where Scott Mautz, founder of coaching company Profound Performance, comes in. In his forthcoming book , The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors , to be released on May 7, Mautz offers habits and tools to promote emotion regulation at work.

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HR Brew

APRIL 11, 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would have established a paid family and medical leave insurance program in the state, saying the private sector should provide these benefits to workers. The bill would have required the Virginia Employment Commission, a state workforce agency, to establish a program providing up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to covered individuals.

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HR Brew

APRIL 10, 2024

President Biden laid out his administration’s legislative priorities in a budget proposal for fiscal year 2025, released on March 11. The proposal is unlikely to go anywhere in Congress , but it does tell us more about legislative priorities that will shape Biden’s reelection platform—and potentially, his second term in office. Among the items in the proposal employers should keep an eye on is the establishment of a national paid family and medical leave program, as well as granting sick days to

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HR Software Policies Report Groups 277

HR Brew

APRIL 10, 2024

We’ve launched a new series where we chat 1:1 with HR pros about their career journeys. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to share your story with us. Ahead of Katie Strickland’s 15th birthday, her mom made her get a job. There weren’t many employment options in her small North Carolina town, so Strickland settled for a waitress gig at the local Sonic Drive-In, where she delivered food to customers in their cars on rollerskates.

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HR Brew

APRIL 10, 2024

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made headlines Monday with a 61-page shareholder letter that touched on everything from Ukraine to China, from the earned income tax credit to DE&I. It was a puzzling document that left some wondering if the finance exec is eyeing political office. The billionaire banker also pontificated on the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, likening this new tech to “the printing press, the steam engine, electricity, computing and the internet.

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HR Brew

APRIL 9, 2024

Here’s this week’s edition of our Coworking series. Each week, we chat 1:1 with an HR Brew reader. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to introduce yourself. Christie Moon has worked in the HR function at a restaurant group, for a symphony orchestra, for an aquarium, and now for the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, as its managing director of HR.

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HR Brew

APRIL 9, 2024

DoorDash will pilot a portable benefits savings program in Pennsylvania to help workers with expenses like health insurance and emergency savings, the company announced on April 3. The delivery company will partner with Stride Health, a benefits platform for independent contractors, on the pilot, which will take place over the next six months. “Dashers” (the company’s term for workers who pick up and deliver orders) earning at least $1,000 in the second quarter will be eligible to open a benefit

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