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Weekend Roundup: Transition to Remote Work, Employee Drug Testing, Tyson Food Managers Fired

Weekend Roundup: Transition to Remote Work, Employee Drug Testing, Tyson Food Managers Fired


In today’s Weekend Roundup, a new study by National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research takes a look at how employees responded when forced to start working remotely, New Jersey passes a bill establishing regulations for selling and consuming marijuana…

Weekend Roundup: 2021 HR Best Practices, Virtually Onboarding, LinkedIn Etiquette

Weekend Roundup: 2021 HR Best Practices, Virtually Onboarding, LinkedIn Etiquette


In today’s Weekend Roundup, we take a look at HR practices that can help streamline the way HR supports its workforce. HR departments are reinventing the onboarding process to adapt to the new remote workforce. Discover effective ways to utilize LinkedIn as a manager, recruiter, and employee.

Weekend Roundup: Hiring Managers, Remote Work Style, HR Online Coaching

Weekend Roundup: Hiring Managers, Remote Work Style, HR Online Coaching


In today’s Weekend Roundup, we take a look at one of the biggest hiring challenges: finding the right job candidate with the right skills at the right time.

Weekend Roundup: Workplace Culture, Pre-employment Screening, Drug Testing

Weekend Roundup: Workplace Culture, Pre-employment Screening, Drug Testing


In today’s Weekend Roundup, we take a look at better understanding workplace conversations that touch on sensitive matters like salary and personal topics.

Weekend Roundup: Drug Testing, Director of Remote Work, Millennials at Work

Weekend Roundup: Drug Testing, Director of Remote Work, Millennials at Work


In today’s Weekend Roundup, we take a look at how marijuana legalization has led to an “interesting evolution” in employment drug testing.

Weekend Roundup: Legalizing Marijuana, Hiring Kind People, Chief Officer of Fun

Weekend Roundup: Legalizing Marijuana, Hiring Kind People, Chief Officer of Fun


In today’s Weekend Roundup, five more states legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use. The chief marketing officer of Electric, Andrea Kayal, shares her thoughts on the importance of hiring nice people versus those with practical experience.

Weekend Roundup: EEOC Lawsuit, New Administration May Impact HR, Remote Work

Weekend Roundup: EEOC Lawsuit, New Administration May Impact HR, Remote Work


In today’s Weekend Roundup, California, Maryland, and Minnesota are suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for blocking state and local agencies’ access to employment information.

Weekend Roundup: WARN Act Compliance, HR Retail Challenges, Remote Teams

Weekend Roundup: WARN Act Compliance, HR Retail Challenges, Remote Teams


In today’s Weekend Roundup, the Society of Human Resource Management advises employers who are shifting furloughed employees to permanent layoffs to certify compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and with COBRA.

Weekend Roundup: Hiring, Opportunistic Hiring, HR and Whistleblowers

Weekend Roundup: Hiring, Opportunistic Hiring, HR and Whistleblowers


In today’s Weekend Roundup, the Harvard Business Review takes a look at hiring during COVID-19. SHRM reports on savvy employers who are investing in opportunistic hiring amid the pandemic. Finally, in Texas, a high-profile whistleblower case:

Weekend Roundup: Employee Monitoring, Talent Management, EEOC Online Filing

Weekend Roundup: Employee Monitoring, Talent Management, EEOC Online Filing


In today’s Weekend Roundup, how intrusive is employee monitoring? The pandemic has changed the way we manage talent and fast-tracked the digital landscape for how people work. Are you following the new rules?

Weekend Roundup: Unemployment claims, Transforming HR, Background Check

Weekend Roundup: Unemployment claims, Transforming HR, Background Check


In today’s Weekend Roundup, for the sixth consecutive week unemployment claims are holding steady under 1 million.  Meet Susan Insley, Vice President of Human Resources at VMware and discover how she has transformed the way one company hires and averts risk.

Weekend Roundup: Employee Benefits, Workforce Motivation, EEOC Lawsuit

Weekend Roundup: Employee Benefits, Workforce Motivation, EEOC Lawsuit


In today’s Weekend Roundup, the Department of Labor (DOL) clarifies new rules following a court decision regarding the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), SHRM shares proven ways to motivate your remote workforce, and an Indiana sandwich shop is sued by the U.S.

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