Workers in Maine can now apply to take time off through the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program.The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) opened applications for the PFML program on Mar. 30, and will begin paying out benefits on May 1. Maine’s PFML program, which took effect on Jan.
If life’s a beach, then recruiters are currently caught in a riptide.Despite the recent hiring slowdown creating more competition in the job market, recruiters have confoundingly discovered that separating the wheat from the chaff has only gotten more difficult.Nearly three-fourths (72%) of global companies are experiencing a scarcity of qualified
For employers who’ve had to adjust their talent strategies to survive a flurry of challenges in recent years (skills shortages, AI changing the nature of work, and rising operational costs, to name a few), gig work, in its many iterations, paints a promising picture.Non-traditional forms of employment allow employers to
We are so back?After a dour jobs report in February, March delivered surprisingly strong gains for the US labor market, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest employment situation report. In fact, March’s job growth marked the highest monthly gains so far for President Trump’s second administration.However, looking beyond
Meta recently rolled out a new pay package that would grant certain senior executives nearly $1 billion each in stock should the company reach a $9 trillion valuation by 2031.This moonshot award promises top executives generous compensation for meeting aggressive targets, not unlike the pay packages Tesla shareholders have approved
As the US continues to fund a war in Iran, President Donald Trump said childcare funding from the federal government is off the table.During an Easter reception at the White House on Apr. 1, the president said he’d directed Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought not to “send
This time last year, federal workers were fretting about getting DOGE’d—laid off by the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Now, many are wondering how they’ll land their next job.Through DOGE and its aftershocks, over 300,000 federal employees have left their government posts as of December, whether they were
The promise of AI in talent acquisition (TA) has long been to reduce time to hire and assist recruiters in making better, fairer decisions at scale.As HR and TA teams deploy more AI tools for sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates, HR pros are learning that AI can reduce, reinforce, or
AI is coming for SEO’s job.Search engine optimization (SEO) has become an important part of recruiters’ playbooks, dictating how they format their company’s careers site, job postings, and recruitment marketing materials so they surface in search engine results.But as AI tools reshape how people search for information on the internet,
The US-Israeli war against Iran has affected seemingly every part of the global economy. Governments and employers from Europe to Australia have taken steps in the past week to limit their and their workers’ energy consumption.Where in the world? The Australian government halved its oil tax for three months in
The Department of Labor recently rolled out a proposed rule seeking to deliver on its promise to allow more alternative assets into 401(k) plans. The rule, issued on Mar. 31, details factors fiduciaries should consider when selecting investments such as private equity or cryptocurrency for inclusion in a defined contribution
The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to increase the minimum wage levels employers must pay to foreign-born workers they’re hiring through visas such as the H-1B program and other labor certifications.A proposed rule issued by the DOL on Mar. 26 would change the way prevailing wage levels for workers
Things could be better, but they could also be worse.Even before the world seemingly turned upside down in March following the US-Israeli war with Iran, the labor market was already “stuck in neutral,” as Laura Ullrich, director of economic research in North America at Indeed’s Hiring Lab described it. Job
On Mar. 26, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at federal contractors with DEI initiatives. Unlike previous orders that were vague and failed to clearly define “DEI-related discrimination,” this new order provides slightly more clarity around potential violations and consequences.The latest. The executive order states that within 30 days
The once common ritual fell out of fashion following the Great Recession, until this year.
It was a big year for HR appointments and departures. Here are some of the most notable.