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Compliance

Legislative lowdown: Maryland becomes first East Coast state to adopt a heat standard

Employers whose employees are exposed to 80-degree temperatures or higher must provide access to drinking water, rest breaks, and shade under new regulations.


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Compliance

Election 2024: Where the Harris and Trump campaigns stand on caregiving, and what it means for HR

The Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns offer differing visions of what enhanced support for employees with caregiving duties would look like.


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Compliance

Legislative lowdown: EEOC files first lawsuit to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

A semi-trailer and commercial trucking manufacturer denied a pregnant worker’s request to transfer to a role that didn’t require her to lie on her stomach, the EEOC alleges.


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Compliance

New SHRM resource offers HR pros insights into potential workplace issues impacted by the 2024 US election

Candidates are out on the campaign trail, but do you know where they stand on issues that impact HR?


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Compliance

Election 2024: What HR should do to prepare for a change in president

As President Biden exits the White House in January, here’s what HR can do to get ahead of a President Harris or President Trump administration.


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Compliance

Election 2024: Where the Harris and Trump campaigns stand on labor, and what it means for HR

The candidate who secures the presidency on Nov. 5 will have oversight over the labor board and other key federal agencies that can impact US workplaces and their HR teams.

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