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What 2025’s salary budgets mean for your organization

The days of dramatic salary budget increases may be behind us, but don’t expect a return to pre-pandemic norms just yet. Recent data from WTW’s Salary Budget Planning Report reveals that U.S. companies are maintaining their salary-increase budgets at elevated levels, with projections hovering at 3.7

Beware requiring employee to seek counseling, which could trigger an ADA lawsuit

Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for employees to claim discrimination even if their employer’s actions didn’t substantially harm them. Now, the same reasoning from Supreme Court’s Muldrow v. St. Louis decision is being applied to the ADA.

Avoid ‘overqualified’ label, often just another way to say ‘too old’

Warn hiring managers to refrain from calling job candidates “overqualified.” It’s a legally explosive term that’s often construed as a polite way to call someone too old. At the very least, avoid using the term in front of applicants or in any written materials describing them, such as interview not

We feel good about our jobs, not so much about our pay

An even 50% of workers surveyed said they are “extremely” or “very” satisfied with their jobs, and 38% said they were “at least somewhat” satisfied. But almost three in 10 workers said they are “not too” or “not at all” satisfied with their pay.

Conundrum: FMLA leave during the holidays

Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 fall on Wednesdays this holiday season. Holidays falling on Wednesdays usually take the pressure off employers to give off either the day before or the day after, just to round out the week and to show some good will. But Wednesday holidays don’t eliminate all of the FMLA leave co

Report: Leader, manager development is No. 1 HR priority for 2025

The continued focus on management development comes as managers report feeling overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

Guidance addresses 3rd-party AI worker surveillance

The guidance warns that employers that use third-party consumer reports—including background dossiers and surveillance-based AI or algorithmic scores about their workers—must follow Fair Credit Reporting Act rules.

Understand how USERRA protects FEMA reservists

If you have employees who belong to the National Guard or military reserves, you are probably familiar with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. But USERRA doesn’t just protect the employment rights of military-connected employees. It also covers Federal Emergency Managemen

51% of employers now use AI in hiring

About half of employers currently use artificial intelligence technology to augment their hiring processes, according to a survey of 948 business leaders by ResumeBuilder.com. The survey found that by the end of 2025, 68% of companies will be using AI to acquire new talent.

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