What is the purpose of Human Resources? Some may consider HR to be the “people administration” or “compliance police”. At its core, Human Resources, is about creating an environment where people can thrive. HR isn’t a separate department, even if appearing so on an organizational chart. Instead, HR works in partnership with an organization’s leaders and in-...

After a nine-year hiatus, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) provided a handful of opinion letters, and one of them (FMLA2018-2-A) addressed whether organ donation would qualify for protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for the donor. In the letter, the WHD indicated that an organ donation can qualify as an...