The 12 Most Respected HR Certifications for HR Professionals in 2026
Thinking about leveling up your HR knowledge or entering the profession? Considering which HR certifications are most respected is...
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Growing Your Team Across the United States? Your Multistate HR Compliance Checklist.
A practical guide for HR leaders, People Operations teams, business owners, HR consultants, and growing organizations expanding into new...
Employee Write Up Templates (Free Word & PDF Downloads for Small Businesses)
Get free, simple write-up templates that will make disciplinary meetings easier and make your records clear and consistent. The...
One and Done: Why the EEOC Couldn’t Prove “Ongoing” Harassment
One racial slur wasn’t enough to put a company on notice. A federal appeals court explained why and upheld the jury’s verdict for the employer. TL;DR: A federal appeals court affirmed a jury verdict for an employer in a race-based hostile work environment case, holding that one earlier incident involving
20 Onboarding Process Examples To Inspire HR Teams [2026]
As an HR professional, your job isn’t done once a candidate accepts an offer and signs their contract. In...
An Employer Told Two Different Stories About One Firing. How Do You Think It’s Going?
An employer told the EEOC one story to get a discrimination charge dismissed as too late. It told the court a different story to win summary judgment. The judge noticed. TL;DR: A magistrate judge recommended denying summary judgment on the EEOC’s age discrimination claim against a meat processing company, finding
How Can HR Improve Employee Engagement? Three Elements To Align
For decades, we’ve treated employee engagement as the managers’ responsibility. Research confirms this direction: the quality of the manager-employee...
How SLAs Can Transform Your Hiring Process
Do you employ SLAs during the hiring process? Here are several excellent arguments for doing so. The post How...
When Gen Z Become HR #shorts
Skills and experience? Not important 👀 #hr #hrlife This post was originally published on this site.
A Railroad Thought It Had Cracked the Code on FMLA Dishonesty. A Jury Gets to Decide If It Did.
Roughly one in ten of a railroad’s train and engine employees marked off using FMLA leave on Christmas Day. The railroad ran that spike through an algorithm, then a hearing, then a dishonesty finding, and a federal court just said a jury needs to check that whole chain. TL;DR: A
Knowing AI Isn’t Enough for Job Seekers, Employers Want Applicants Who Know Business
In a wide-ranging July 2026 analysis of hiring companies spanning numerous industries, KAS Placement has uncovered key findings about...
An HR Manager Reported Retaliation. Then She Became a Retaliation Case Herself.
She reported the harassment and lost her job. Her supervisor testified that the man she reported wasn’t disciplined; he got training instead. TL;DR: The Seventh Circuit revived an HR manager’s sex discrimination and retaliation claims after she was fired following months of reporting sexist conduct by other managers, holding a
#97 – When HR Wears Every Hat – Presented by CalendarPA.com
This post was originally published on this site. In Episode 97 of The HR Morning Show, hosts Serge Boudreau...
Unpacking the 2026 Human Capital Trends Report with David Mallon
Deloitte’s David Mallon on the Culture Debt AI Is Building Most organizations are treating AI like the last big...
What Can You Learn from an MBA? Insights for HR Professionals
Bridge the gap between people skills & business strategy. Learn how an MBA equips HR professionals with financial, data...
No Script Required: How Improv Builds Better HR Leaders
HR rarely happens exactly as planned. From difficult conversations to organizational change, leaders need to think on their feet....