New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took a break from negotiating the delayed state budget to speak about state and private-sector investments in childcare on April 15.“Be smart about this,” Hochul said at an event hosted by Moms First and the National Business Coalition for Childcare. The governor pointed to new
An employee told Social Security it was “impossible” for him to work, then filed an ADA lawsuit claiming he could perform his job with accommodations. The court tossed it on summary judgment. TL;DR: A truck driver with Parkinson’s disease applied for total Social Security disability benefits, swearing under penalty of
In January, a White House official floated a plan to let Americans tap into their 401(k)s for housing-related expenses, such as a down payment. It never materialized.Nevertheless, the plan highlighted an anxiety that weighs heavy on workers’ minds today. Even as they put away savings for retirement, they may struggle
Virginia workers will be entitled to a $15-an-hour minimum wage within the next few years.On April 9, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill into law that will increase Virginia’s minimum wage to this level by 2028. It’s currently $12.77 an hour.Spanberger also signed a separate bill entitling Virginia farm workers
An employee returned from his third round of FMLA leave and found a performance improvement plan waiting for him. That looks terrible. But a jury will never hear about it. TL;DR: A manufacturing engineer was placed on a PIP immediately after returning from his third FMLA leave and later terminated.
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The country’s top official, charged with running the agency that protects the welfare of all US workers, is accused of violating worker rights.Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s troubled tenure at the Francis Perkins Building is again under a microscope as she faces civil rights investigations into her leadership at the department
Faye Tylee is the chief people and administrative officer at SiriusXM, leading the company’s enterprise people strategy including talent, rewards, culture, and employee experience. She’s set to speak at HR Brew’s upcoming summit, Talent 2030 Collective: Recruit, Retain, Repeat, on April 21 about how HR teams are building systems that
Allie Shulman is the vice president of people and culture at SoundCloud, where she’s focused on building trust and engagement at scale, and keeping DEI central to how organizations show up. She’s set to speak at HR Brew’s upcoming summit, Talent 2030 Collective: Recruit, Retain, Repeat, on April 21 about