Tag: HR professionals

HRDA Frankly Speaking: Culture & Cars: NASCAR Knows Both

It’s easy to say your company culture is one of employee support, engagement, and strong morals, but to actually build that culture is another thing. Promises and good faith can only get you so far. When creating a whole and healthy company culture, you need action. We learned this from NASCAR’s Manager of Employee Engagement, […]

EntertainHR: What Phish and Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us about Being an Ally 

Trey Anastasio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Phish, surprised “phans” by making a guest appearance with the psych-punk band Guerilla Toss on October 17, 2025, at the Brooklyn Bowl. He has a long history of making surprise guest appearances and supporting his fellow artists, including lesser known or emerging artists.  For example, in 2022, he joined the indie-groove band, Goose, […]

HRDA Frankly Speaking: Hyatt Hotel’s Care Over Quickness

During an interview with Carlee Wolfe, Associate Vice President of Leader Development and Organizational Effectiveness at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, she told HR Daily Advisor that the core of Hyatt Hotel’s development is to never move so fast you forget to make decisions with empathy. Before Wolfe’s presentation at SPARK Talent 2025, she hoped that if the […]

Employee Political Speech: Protected or Not?

Political discussions between employees at work become heated, negative political social media posts go viral, off-duty employees are photographed participating in off-duty protests, or workers show up at work wearing pins, buttons, or shirts emblazoned with political slogans. It seems these things are happening more frequently, and third parties are more willing to complain to […]

STEM

Building a Resilient STEM Workforce Starts in the Classroom 

The education sector is faced with a whirlwind of changes, from delays of billions in expected federal education funds for K-12 schools to the actions that redefine the federal government’s future role in education.   As conversations arise around how changes targeting education will impact students in the near-term, it’s critical that these discussions also […]

States, NLRB Battle Over Authority Over Unionization

The disarray at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now with only one member and an acting general counsel (GC), has prompted states to start acting on their own to provide methods of resolving labor disputes that the Board is unable to address and also to provide paths to union organizing, particularly for “gig” workers […]

Rethinking Retention: Why Hiring Practices Need an Overhaul

More than 9 in 10 workers are actively looking for or planning to change jobs this year, according to Monster’s 2025 Work Watch Report. That statistic is often cited as proof of a disengaged workforce. But what’s often overlooked is the growing disconnect between how most companies hire and what actually drives success on the […]

DOJ Sending FCA Investigatory Letters on DEI

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has started investigating federal contractors and grant recipients for allegations that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs violate antidiscrimination laws.  Background In addition to revoking Executive Order (EO) 11246, President Trump’s January 31, 2025, EO 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, also added a new certification requirement […]

Administration, EEOC, and Courts Limit Workers’ Gender Identity Protections

Beginning with President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14168, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government, the Trump administration has made clear it will recognize only two biological sexes and has been erasing policies, practices, and procedures that acknowledge or support gender identity or transgender individuals. EEOC Position on […]

EntertainHR: What Love Island USA Teaches Us About Handling Discriminatory Language in the Workplace 

“Yulissa has left the villa.”   Two episodes into Season 7 of the Peacock dating series Love Island USA, contestant Yulissa Escobar was abruptly removed after podcast clips resurfaced of her using a racial slur.  Later in the season, contestant Cierra Ortega was similarly removed for what the series described as a “personal situation.” Fans quickly attributed […]