When the House and Senate approved a short-term government spending bill, the majorstory was how it ended a government shutdown. But for HR pros, there’s another storytucked away in the legislation.That story is all about the provisions included in the short-term government spending billthat would…

Study after study confirms that an alarming number of applicants are blatantly lying ontheir resumes, and a new study reveals many of these folks are likely to get away with it.That’s because 48% of HR professionals admit to not always checking an employee’squalifications, according to…

Earlier this week, a 20-state coalition of attorneys general (AGs) filed a lawsuit against thefederal government — specifically the IRS and HHS — over the Affordable Care Act (ACA).The claim: The ACA is no longer constitutional after the repeal of tax that enforced therequirement that…

If you want to keep employees from jumping ship, you may have to loosen the pursestrings a little.Reason: A recent study found that the vast majority of U.S. employees (81%) are dissatisfiedwith the salary and benefits their employers are offering. And their unhappiness has a…

Over 60 percent of HR professionals are very unprofessional, in that they don’t think you need to run a background check. Here is some data to set them straight.Here are three of the most common, courtesy of Fast Company:

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Following an array of state and local paid leave laws and loud calls from employers and prominent business groups, Congress has introduced a bill to make paid leave on a federal level a reality. But the legislation probably isn’t what HR pros were…