Workplace management

Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.

From the recently proposed overtime rule to floating bills on mandated paid leave, a number of hot topics were discussed by benefits professionals this week in Washington.

Companies have the right to discipline, or terminate, workers who express offensive ideas at work and on social media. But HR can help foster civility.

The fast food chain is now using augmented writing platform Textio in an effort to help minimize gender bias in job postings.

Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.

From the formerly incarcerated to older workers, employers should work to expand employment opportunities, says SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor.

The benefits administration and HR software provider has also raised $19 million in funding.

“Not only can you hire people with criminal histories, you should be doing it already,” says the Society for Human Resource Management.

From fast-food chains and grocers to tech and consulting firms, these are among the nation’s top employers based on worker evaluations, according to jobs resource website Glassdoor.

The retailer is using an in-house developed technology to fill associate positions for spring.