{"id":10771,"date":"2025-10-29T07:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?page_id=10771"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:52:42","slug":"hr-news-and-insights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/hr-news-and-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"HR news and insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a77db08e wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax\" style=\"padding-top:25px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-11988 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/11130802\/brightmine-testimonial-background.webp)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-9f99aa28 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7851dc9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:0;box-shadow:none\"><h1 style=\"font-size:clamp(23.043px, 1.44rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.049), 38px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">HR news and insights<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Explore our HR news and insights for timely, expert-driven coverage of the issues shaping the workplace today. From employment law updates and compliance alerts to strategic HR trends and thought leadership, our curated content helps US HR professionals stay ahead of change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Whether you&#8217;re responding to new legislation, managing workforce transitions, or planning for the future, Brightmine provides the clarity and context you need to lead with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13371 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hr-news topic-employment-law-updates topic-labor-relations topic-state-compliance\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11b874fa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure style=\"width:451px;height:300px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/labor-relations\/maryland-enacts-new-labor-friendly-laws\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/25093512\/Strawberry-harvest-1200x627-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maryland enacts new labor\u2011friendly laws\" style=\"border-radius:25px;height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/25093512\/Strawberry-harvest-1200x627-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/25093512\/Strawberry-harvest-1200x627-1-300x157.webp 300w, 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new labor\u2011friendly laws<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This article explains two new Maryland laws that expand protections for employees related to workplace meetings on religious or political matters and strengthen the state\u2019s role in labor relations enforcement. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"resources-search-filter\" class=\"wp-elements-0e44c10b599ce1d4990b493b4cb27f3d wp-block-brightmine-resources-filter has-text-color has-primary-gray-color has-background has-primary-white-background-color\">\n\n\t<div class=\"lnrs-resources-search-filter\">\n\t\t<form id=\"search-form\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search_terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-dismiss\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"s\" id=\"search-input\" class=\"fs-custom-unmask\" placeholder=\"Enter keyword\" 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class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tERISA compliance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-flexible-work\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-flexible-work\" value=\"flexible-work\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlexible work\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-future\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-future\" value=\"hr-future\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuture of HR\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-healthcare-benefits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-healthcare-benefits\" value=\"healthcare-benefits\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthcare benefits\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-compliance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-compliance\" value=\"hr-compliance\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR compliance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-kpis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-kpis\" value=\"hr-kpis\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR KPIs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-strategic-plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-strategic-plan\" value=\"hr-strategic-plan\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR Strategic plan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-strategy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-strategy\" value=\"hr-strategy\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR Strategy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-technology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-technology\" value=\"hr-technology\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-hr-tools\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-hr-tools\" value=\"hr-tools\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR Tools\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-immigration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-immigration\" value=\"immigration\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImmigration\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-inclusion-belonging\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-inclusion-belonging\" value=\"inclusion-belonging\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInclusion and belonging\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-labor-relations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-labor-relations\" value=\"labor-relations\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLabor relations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-layoffs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-layoffs\" value=\"layoffs\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLayoffs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-learning-development\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-learning-development\" value=\"learning-development\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearning and development\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-minimum-wage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-minimum-wage\" value=\"minimum-wage\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMinimum wage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-onboarding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-onboarding\" value=\"onboarding\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnboarding\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-organizational-exits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-organizational-exits\" value=\"organizational-exits\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizational exits\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-overtime\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-overtime\" value=\"overtime\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOvertime\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-pay-equity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-pay-equity\" value=\"pay-equity\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPay equity\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-pay-transparency\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-pay-transparency\" value=\"pay-transparency\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPay transparency\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-pay-trends\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-pay-trends\" value=\"pay-trends\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPay trends\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-payroll\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-payroll\" value=\"payroll\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPayroll\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-performance-management\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-performance-management\" value=\"performance-management\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerformance management\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-performance-reviews\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-performance-reviews\" value=\"performance-reviews\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerformance reviews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-pips\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-pips\" value=\"pips\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPIPs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-policies-handbooks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-policies-handbooks\" value=\"policies-handbooks\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolicies and handbooks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-recruitment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-recruitment\" value=\"recruitment\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecruitment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-sexual-harassment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-sexual-harassment\" value=\"sexual-harassment\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSexual harassment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-state-compliance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-state-compliance\" value=\"state-compliance\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tState-by-state compliance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-succession-planning\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-succession-planning\" value=\"succession-planning\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuccession planning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-talent-acquisition\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-talent-acquisition\" value=\"talent-acquisition\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalent acquisition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-talent-management\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-talent-management\" value=\"talent-management\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalent management\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-total-rewards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-total-rewards\" value=\"total-rewards\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal rewards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-unemployment-insurance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-unemployment-insurance\" value=\"unemployment-insurance\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnemployment insurance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-wage-hour\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-wage-hour\" value=\"wage-hour\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWage and hour\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"resource-category-workforce-planning\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"post-categories[]\" id=\"resource-category-workforce-planning\" value=\"workforce-planning\" class=\"category-option fs-custom-unmask\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorkforce 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