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HR Dive | April 01, 2020

The U.S. may reach more than 30% unemployment for the second quarter of 2020 due to the slowdown in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis published March 24 by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. That estimate translates to a total of some 52.81 million unemployed persons in the second quarter, the Fed said, with about 47 million workers being laid off during that time period. The Fed noted a separate estimate from one of its regional economists, who esti...

HR Dive | February 21, 2020

A bill proposed Feb. 18 by New Jersey's Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, would require employers in the state to adopt a written nondiscrimination policy establishing policies and procedures against unlawful discrimination and harassment. Employers would be required to disseminate the written policy at least once annually to all employees, and whenever updates to the policy are made. Employers with 50 or more employees would be required to collect and annually report various data on receive...

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PlanSource | May 27, 2021

PlanSource, a leading provider of cloud-based benefits administration technology, has introduced a new solution to prevent ineligible dependents from enrolling in benefit plans. DependentIQ, an artificial intelligence-powered verification process in the PlanSource platform, removes a labor-intensive HR administrative job. HR and benefits administrators may use DependentIQ to avoid embarrassing conversations with employees about ineligible dependents while also ensuring compliance with Summary Pl...

HR Dive | January 30, 2020

Most recruiting firms (77%) responding to a recent survey said employers must raise wages to compete for qualified talent in 2020. Forty-four percent said this need was one of their top three hiring challenges for the next three to five years, up from 30% last year, according to findings released by cloud-computing company Bullhorn Jan. 28. In other key results, the recruiting firms reported that roughly half of employers require diverse candidate shortlists. They also said skills shortages are ...