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The pandemic has disrupted workplace culture, and HR teams are still working to repair it. The HR Dive 2022 survey shows that 59% of HR professionals consider culture to be the biggest challenge. This article combines insights from experts at Stash, Ally Financial, and Workhuman to analyze how HR can shape a new era of culture through management empowerment, psychological safety, flexible work, and onboarding experiences.
A decade ago, the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh prompted the retail industry to focus on labor rights, with ESG reports gradually becoming a key basis for investor assessments. However, experts point out that many US retailers' actual practices on issues such as collective bargaining contradict their ESG statements, a contradiction that has become increasingly prominent with the resurgence of the labor movement. This article examines cases such as Amazon and Target to dissect the conflict between corporate human rights commitments and anti-union positions, and explores shifts in investor and consumer attitudes.
Although employment immigration laws have not changed over the past two years, the rise of remote work and the backlog in the immigration system have presented employers with new challenges. Based on insights from multiple management-side attorneys, this article analyzes key risk points such as H-1B employees working remotely from different locations, changes in salary standards, virtual I-9 form reviews, and consular delays, and offers compliance recommendations.
Hybrid work models are increasingly common in return-to-work plans, but the reasonable accommodation needs of visually impaired and hearing-impaired employees may be overlooked. Experts point out that employers need to provide personalized support in equipment configuration, virtual meetings, recruitment processes, and other areas, and comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 'Stop WOKE Act' on April 22, 2022, which takes effect on July 1, prohibiting public and private employers with 15 or more employees from teaching eight categories of concepts based on race, color, sex, and national origin in workplace training. Legal expert Cindy-Ann L. Thomas stated that businesses with operations or employees in Florida are subject to the law, and its vague wording may prompt employers to adopt a 'strategic pause' strategy. Meanwhile, plaintiffs, including DEI consultant Tami Hodo, have filed lawsuits, with a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for June 21.
U.S. state and local governments are enacting pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. This article summarizes enacted jurisdictions, provides each law's requirements, effective dates, and links to original texts, and supports filtering by state, jurisdiction scope, disclosure requirements, and effective year.
U.S. federal regulators focused on workers with employment gaps on Thursday. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows noted that this diverse group faces "greater difficulty" in achieving equal employment opportunities. During an online event on April 28, officials and experts discussed employment barriers faced by four groups during the pandemic—caregivers, older workers, people with disabilities, and those with criminal records—and proposed measures companies could take to improve.
In an interview with HR Dive, Zoe Gross, Director of Advocacy at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), pointed out that employers should abandon derogatory terms such as "deficits" and truly support autistic employees through inclusive language and reasonable accommodations. The article explores systematic improvement paths from recruitment interviews to the office environment.