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Jessi Marcoff, Chief People Officer at InvoiceCloud, didn’t take a traditional path to HR. Her journey began in change management at Portland General Electric, where she discovered a passion for connecting people with purpose. This early experience ignited a spark, leading her to explore the intersection of business strategy and human potential. After honing her […]
Republican lawmakers pulled their proposal to undo parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Friday afternoon as it became clear they didn’t have the necessary votes to pass the bill in the House.
We’ll likely spend the next 10 years understanding everything the pandemic has changed about work. One of the fields that saw rapid and constant change is employee benefits. But what, precisely, changed and why? What works now? What does not? Today’s “Faces of HR” guest spills the beans.
Employee impact programs have become table stakes in today’s competitive hiring landscape. Millennial and Gen-Z candidates in particular value and seek out corporations driven by a purpose which aligns to their values. According to PagerDuty’s recently released FY24 Impact Report, 96% of employees participated in the company’s volunteer, giving, and/or 1:1 donation match program to […]
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan employers) recently provided employers with guidance on how to handle an employee’s complaints of multiple instances of gender-based harassment committed by coworkers. The crux of the case illustrates the importance of taking prompt remedial action, even if the results prove to be inconclusive. ‘You Were […]
The 2nd Circuit—which covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont—recently heard claims that a pharmacy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired a pharmacist, whose fear of needles prevented him from administering immunizations. Did the pharmacist have a claim for disability discrimination?
Yes, pay for performance applies to all levels of jobs, says consultant Katie M. Busch, but there are some caveats when you offer incentive programs to nonexempts. Variable pay is a powerful communicator of values and directions and changing business needs, says Busch. However, with nonexempt employees, it is particularly important that: The amount of […]
The changing landscape of the world of work in the ongoing wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered workplace culture in many ways. Moreover, given the significant amount of time spent in the COVID era and shifting employee and employer preferences, it’s unlikely workplace culture will ever fully return to its pre-COVID form. The […]
No matter your industry, company size, or product, there’s one experience that’s universal to all functioning businesses. A quitting employee. When employees quit, it’s easy to get in our emotions and make things personal. But people leave their jobs for all kinds of reasons, and it’s more important to focus on your game plan than […]
Recent economic conditions may be compared to torrential rains. It seemed at some points like the downpour just kept coming, and that companies and individuals got more and more panicky as the water kept rising. All of us have been affected in one way or another, but perhaps none more so than the retired population. […]