We live in a world where Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) are the new normal. New technologies, introduced worldwide on a daily basis, are creating an unprecedented pace of change in the world of
An employee's claim that United Parcel Service (UPS) discriminated against her by denying a request for light duty work due to pregnancy-related restrictions may proceed, according to the United States Supreme Court. In
The Department of Labor's Wage Standards Division was not required to implement notice-and-comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when issuing an interpretive letter reversing the agency's position
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that service advisors working at a car dealership did not fall within a Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") exemption for "any salesman, partsman, or
NRLB General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. has published a report summarizing recent agency decisions evaluating the validity of employee handbook policies, noting that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does not allow
HEC will present a morning program to introduce participants to a framework for accelerating the development of leaders and managing leadership succession in their organizations. This program, which will be facilitated by
The Hawaii Employers Council will host a six-part training program designed for HR practitioners and Operations Managers whose job duties involve dealing with employer-employee relations on a regular basis. The series,
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January rose to 4.1 percent in January of 2015, according to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. This figure represents a slight increase from the December