Despite anti-DEI sentiment, author and business professor Poornima Luthra says it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t support inclusion and belonging.
Monthly Archives: June 2025
HR’s Top FMLA Questions from the SHRM Knowledge Center
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the top topics SHRM gets member questions about in our HR Knowledge Center. So, host Monique Akanbi sits down with Liz Petersen and Sheri Martel, two FMLA experts within SHRM’s own ranks, to tackle the questions HR pros ask the most. Together, they break down key FMLA areas such as eligibility, intermittent leave, compliance, job restoration, and special circumstance
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Whether it’s calculating requirements, managing leave patterns that suggest misuse, handling benefit coverage obligations, or navigating tricky return-to-work cases, their conversation delivers practical insights for approaching FMLA with
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From Burnout to Purpose: Why the Mattering Revolution Starts with You
Why one HR consultant puts HR strategy through a ‘PESTLE’
It’s a framework to help HR practitioners address macroenvironmental challenges and better serve as strategic business partners.
The Gen Z Job Crisis Grows Complicated as AI Disrupts Entry-Level Jobs
World of HR: Countries from Japan to the UK still support DEI
Several countries rebuked the Trump administration’s call to end DEI practices.
Culture Over Quota : Rethinking Sales Leadership Capacity
HR Gap Analysis Template: How To Conduct Your Analysis in 10 Steps
Yes, And… You Missed Half the Meeting or How to Improv Your Listening Skills
Listening is really tough. Hearing is easy enough, as long as your ears work properly. But, listening? That’s hard. When we’re having a conversation with
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Ep129: Listener Q&A – What’s the law anymore?
Send us a textRacial harassment, DEI confusion, and legal landmines—this episode dives into the HR challenges small businesses can’t afford to mishandle. From a $200K court ruling against an HR team that brushed off serious complaints to how one company legally retooled its DEI program after Trump’s executive order, we break down what to do (and what not to do). Join Chuck and John as they dive into these questions and more:What should HR do when an employee reports racial harassment by coworkers?”We’ve invested in a lot of DEI efforts over the last few years. With all this political pushback—especially the new executive order from President Trump—should we scale things back, or is it safe to continue?”Can you offer flexible remote work without sacrificing productivity or culture?Harassment, Discrimination, and Franchise Risk: What’s a Small Business to Do? Visit TeamAtHRStories.com to see all of our workshops and offerings to help you feel confident in your HR decisions. Support the showOur new book…The Ultimate Guide to HR: Checklists Edition is now AVAILABLE! Go to UltimateGuidetoHR.com to Get HR Right: and Avoid Costly Mistakes. Certified and approved for 3 SHRM Recertification Credits.Join the HR Team of One Community on Facebook or visit TeamAtHRstories.com and sign up for emails so you can be the first to know about new things we have coming up.You can also follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @HRstoriesPodcast Don’t forget to rate our podcast, it really helps other people find it!Do you have a situation or topic you’d like the team to discuss? Are you interested in having Chuck or John talk to your team or Emcee your event? You can reach the Team at Email@TeamAtHRStories.com for suggestions and inquiries.The viewpoints expressed by the characters in the stories are not necessarily that of The Team at HR Stories. The stories are shared to present various, real-world scenarios and share how they were handled by policy and, at times, law. Chuck and John are not lawyers and always recommend working with an employment lawyer to address concerns.