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HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...

HR Dive | January 27, 2020

A record 686 American companies and law firms earned a 100 on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), announced by Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21. The companies represent "12.4 million employees nationally, 11.9 million globally and earn a combined estimate of $12.9 trillion in revenue," according to the index, which provides the designation of Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality. Eighty-three companies p...

5WPR | August 04, 2020

5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently owned PR firms in the U.S., announces today the expansion of their technology practice with the addition of a HR Tech division. After seeing an increase in clients in the space, a specialty sub-practice within the agency was created to focus on HR tech client's unique needs.5WPR has a history of working for established and emerging HR platforms including Careerbuilder, Justworks, Hibob, Peopledoc, Harqen.AI and Harver. The creation ...

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Perceptyx | July 17, 2021

Perceptyx, the leading employee listening and people analytics platform has announced two acquisitions that will provide companies with even more dynamic feedback to fulfill post-pandemic employee expectations. Waggl, an employee feedback solution that crowdsources employee comments and suggestions in real-time, and CultureIQ, a research-backed solution for evaluating current culture and addressing culture gaps, have been acquired. According to the United States Labor Department, ...