It was early morning at Provost & Umphrey, and like many days, I showed up before 7:00 a.m., hoping to catch our boss, the legendary Walter Umphrey, over coffee before the workday began. That ...

Bell Canada, Canada Post among those using voluntary separation agreements to reduce workforce — but is it right for your organization? Over the course of 2025, some Canadian organizations have ann...

‘Corporations have become very transactional’: researcher explains how to stop the Friday productivity drop Once an unspoken cultural norm, the “Friday effect” (leaving early on a Friday) is no lon...

On November 12, 2025, the federal government finally reopened after a 43-day shutdown – the longest in U.S. history. During the period of a government shutdown, federal employees cannot be paid an...

By Jason Albright, J.D. After the plaintiff sued their employer for allegedly misclassifying its dancers, one of the strip club’s partners, a manager, canceled an agreement for the dancer to perfo...

In HR Dive’s Mailbag series, we answer HR professionals’ questions about all things work. Have a question? Send it to [email protected]. Q: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com...

One of New Jersey’s largest organ procurement organizations is under investigation by a United States House of Representatives committee for a number of allegations, ranging from discarded organs ...

(Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) recently ruled that there are no rigid limits on the proportionality of the duration of a probationary period for fixed-term employment contracts, and that the limit d...

A new Virginia bill would repeal the right-to-work law, marking one of the first major proposals filed ahead of the 2026 General Assembly session. Senate Bill 32, filed by Sen. Jennifer Carroll Fo...

Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) recently ruled that there are no rigid limits on the proportionality of the duration of a probationary period for fixed-term employment c...