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HR giant SHRM faces blowback after a 'nuclear' $11.5 million employee discrimination verdict. Its CEO called it a 'blip.'

The Society for Human Resource Management, known as SHRM, was hit with an $11.5 million discrimination verdict on Dec. 5. Its CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, told employees that the ruling was a "blip." SHRM ...
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SHRM fined US$11.5 million over racial discrimination, retaliation

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) — the world’s largest HR association — has been hit with a US$11.5-million jury verdict in a racial discrimination and retaliation case brought by a ...
HR Dive

Jury hits SHRM with $11.5M verdict in racial bias, retaliation trial

The jury verdict came in Friday afternoon, capping off a week-long trial that dug into allegations from a former instructional designer that the HR organization retaliated against her and set her up ...
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The latest on SHRM: When litigation raises tough questions about culture

Among the challenges facing HR as organizations head into 2026 is a dynamic landscape that is driving up the risk for litigation. For instance, a Supreme Court decision earlier this year changed the ...
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SHRM, the world's largest HR group, has been hit with an $11.5 million verdict in a racial discrimination lawsuit

The Society for Human Resource Management has fought an ex-staffer over discrimination claims since 2022. On Friday, a Colorado jury issued a $11.5 million verdict in favor of the former employee. In ...
HR Dive

SHRM discrimination trial kicks off following months of controversy for the organization

SHRM began a long-awaited trial Monday in a 2022 lawsuit filed by a former instructional designer who accused the organization of race discrimination and retaliation. The former employee, a ...
HR Dive

‘Bring back civility’: Diversity of thought takes center stage at SHRM Blueprint

Discuss the undiscussable. Curiosity over judgment. Practice civility. These were the three edicts SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr. decreed at the SHRM Blueprint panel livestreamed via ...
HR Dive

SHRM lost its way on inclusion. HR professionals can’t afford to follow.

RaShawn Hawkins, SHRM-CP, is senior director of workplace equality at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. She has been an advocate and educator on LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion for over 15 years, with ...
HR Dive

SHRM: 15% of US jobs at heightened risk of automation

Approximately 15% of all U.S. jobs — about 23 million total — are at elevated risk of displacement due to automation, but actual risk varies by occupational group and the presence of nontechnical ...
HR Dive

‘It goes too far’: Robby Starbuck SHRM panel legitimizes anti-DEI stance, stakeholders say

Much has been made of the recent rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at Fortune 500 companies such as John Deere and Target — and many HR practitioners had something to say about SHRM ...
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Society for Human Resource Management chapter receives national award

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded a 2024-2025 Merit Award to the Ohio University SHRM student chapter for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its ...