Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, and The Charleston Business Journal has recognized Nikole Mergo, Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office Managing Partner, and Heather Hoopes-Matthews, CEO of Nexsen Pruet subsidiary NP Strategy, among their “50 Most Influential List” for 2021.
Archives for February 8, 2022
Eric Gitig and Swaja Khanna Author “California Legislature Gives the FAST Recovery Act a Second Chance”
Eric Gitig and Swaja Khanna author “California Legislature Gives the FAST Recovery Act a Second Chance,” published by SHRM.
Arthur Cunningham Authors “California High Court Rules on Standard for Whistle-Blower Retaliation Claims”
Arthur Cunningham authors “California High Court Rules on Standard for Whistle-Blower Retaliation Claims,” published by SHRM.
First Circuit Creates Split Regarding Federal Court Jurisdiction Over FLSA Multistate Collective Actions
On January 13, 2022, in Waters v. Day & Zimmermann NPS, Inc., the First Circuit Court of Appeals became the third federal appellate court to address the application of the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California to Fair Labor Standards
Make Your Employer Brand Stand Out in the Talent Marketplace
It’ll help you attract and retain talent during the Great Resignation.
6 Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Job
Number one: You’re no longer growing in your role.
3 Strategies to Recruit and Support First-Gen College Grads
Researchers talked to students and recruiters to understand how employers can better engage with this often-overlooked talent pool.
Tesla braces for a possible race discrimination lawsuit from California’s civil rights agency
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing warned Tesla it has grounds to file a civil complaint after investigating “undisclosed allegations of race discrimination and harassment,” according to a Tesla financial filing on Monday.
Bill to ban arbitration of sexual harassment claims clears House
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to prohibit businesses from requiring workers and consumers to agree to bring sexual harassment claims in confidential arbitration rather than in court, teeing up a Senate vote as soon as this week.
Giving Workers More Time to Grieve in an Era of Loss
As conversations about loss come to work, some companies are rethinking bereavement leave
Most People in Workplace Relationships Don’t Tell HR
The number of bosses dating their underlings is down as executive behavior has come under scrutiny with the rise of #MeToo.
How Employees With Disabilities Are Influencing Workplace Trends In 2022
The past two years have brought about a lot of workplace changes, and we’re not done yet.
Goldman Sachs’ Work-From-Office Policy Is the Aberration Now
For the vast majority of desk-based staff, the Monday to Friday commute has disappeared forever.
ILR scientist teaches COVID workplace safety
Zookeepers, teachers, laundry operators, restaurateurs, librarians, truckers, dentists, nail salon workers and many others in the workforce have turned to Nellie Brown, director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs at the ILR School, for guidance on how to keep their workplaces safe from COVID-19.
Opinion: 1 million employee rants about their job reveal a toxic-workplace pandemic that’s fueling the Great Resignation
Workers are sick of living a real-life episode of ‘The Office.’ They’ve had enough.