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Archives for September 14, 2020
Three Ways to Foster Workplace Mental and Physical Health During a Pandemic
Remote work isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, and neither should the focus on physical and mental health in the workplace.
How ‘human’ is your workplace? How can you improve it?
As the Digital Age advances and technology takes over more jobs, workers must get better at those “human” skills computers can’t do.
Majority of the Washington region’s workers unlikely to return to the office before summer, survey says
It could be next summer before the bulk of the Washington region’s workers return to their offices after months spent teleworking because of the novel coronavirus, according to a new survey.
No One Knows Their Legal Rights at Work
American workers have both fewer and more rights than they think.
Retirements, layoffs, labor force flight may leave scars on U.S economy
Judith Ramirez received a letter this month that she’d been dreading: The Honolulu hotel that furloughed her from a housekeeping job in March, during the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, made her layoff permanent.
Why the Trump administration is slashing anti-discrimination training
Experts in racial equity training and civil rights history say the move is a pre-election stunt.
New Jersey Department of Labor Issues Final Regulations for COVID-19 Job Protection Law
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has issued final regulations related to the COVID-19 job protection act signed into law on March 20, 2020.
Clifford Atlas Discusses CFAA and Restrictive Covenants
Clifford Atlas discusses recent developments regarding the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the impact of furloughs related to the COVID-19 pandemic on restrictive covenants in “5 Noncompete Developments To Watch For As 2020 Ends,” published by Law360.
The CDC’s Guidelines on When Employees Can Return to Work May Surprise You
You should always encourage sick employees to stay at home while they recover, but Covid-19 took that to a whole new level. If someone tests positive, they will be out for a good, long time, regardless of whether they are asymptomatic or land in the hospital.
But, when can an employee
How COVID-19 has ‘fundamentally changed employment’
Michael Lotito reflects on the Workplace Policy Institute’s Labor Day Report.
Human Resource Executive
Cross-Border Sexual Harassment Claims and Investigations
Philip Berkowitz explains how to handle sexual harassment workplace investigations domestically and internationally.
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DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations to Clarify Paid Leave Rules in Wake of New York Federal Court’s Decision
On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) following a federal court’s decision that invalidated a handful of regulatory provisions interpreting the FFCRA. Although the DOL was widely expected to address the court decision through revised
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