Pride Month is Here: Employer Resources for Supporting LGBTQ+ Workers and Staying Compliant All Year Long

Jun 7, 2024 via HL Blog

Federal employment protections for LGBTQ+ individuals have greatly expanded over the past four years...We’ve compiled a robust list of resources to help you create work environments that are diverse, inclusive, and legally compliant.

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: The Perfect Combination

Jun 11, 2024 via HospitalityNet

When we think about leadership qualities, not more than a decade or two ago, emotional intelligence would have come a long way down the list. However, our expectations of work and what it means to be a leader have shifted drastically since then. Now, if you talk to most leadership and HR experts, they will tell you that emotional intelligence is one of the most, if not the most important skill for today’s business leaders.

Sexual Harassment Prevention in Hospitality: An Integrative Framework

Jun 11, 2024 via EHL

As a people’s driven business, the world of hospitality and tourism is known for its commitment to customer centricity where customer service and satisfaction are key performance indicators. Paradoxically, or for that precise reason that the “customer is king”, the industry grapples with the pervasive issue of sexual harassment.

Risk Prevention is not Enough in 2024: Why Leaders Must Shift to Resilience Management

via OnSolve

To mitigate physical threats and the unanticipated impacts, a critical event management strategy built around risk prevention is no longer enough. Instead, organizations and government agencies should shift to resilience management: A proactive approach to threat mitigation built on rapid discovery and rapid recovery.

AI-Empowered HR: Crafting Compliance in the Digital Age

Jun 7, 2024 via Conn Maciel Carey

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) guiding employers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in human resources activities. The FAB focuses on how the use of AI can cause concerns complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).