The recent $11.5 million judgment against the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for racial discrimination and retaliation against an employee is viewed as a major embarrassment for an education and certification organization that bills itself as “the global authority on work, workers, and the workplace,” dedicated to “creating a better world.”It’s also a wake-up call for associations — mission-focused organizations that often tout treating staff like family. Experts note the basic tenets of staff management, including compliance with employment law, apply to nonprofits just as they do to all employers.SHRM continues to proclaim its innocence and vowed to appeal the verdict “to the… Read More