Ready or not, digital workplaces are coming. To prepare, companies are making record-breaking investments in HR technology to explore products that use artificial intelligence, automation and data analytics. This year’s most-read SHRM Online articles on HR technology covered these high-level topics, but HR professionals were also interested in coverage of specific tools to help improve core HR functions such as onboarding, performance management, employee recognition and harassment prevention https://goo.gl/Bgd8PL
New York City Employers: Update Your Policies and Practices for 2019
Employers in the Big Apple must comply with a host of new laws that either took effect in 2018 or will take effect in 2019. New mandates on sexual-harassment-prevention training and policies, lactation accommodations, and minimum wage and exempt salary thresholds top the compliance checklist. https://goo.gl/stGfuc
Michigan Legislature Adopt Changes to Paid-Sick-Leave Act
Michigan lawmakers passed the Paid Medical Leave Act which makes wholesale changes to the state’s paid-sick-leave proposal by limiting the scope of coverage, reducing the benefits employees must receive and alleviating the administrative burden on employers. https://goo.gl/tD2sXR
