Both companies conducted voluntary audits around compliance with the new mandate
Archives for September 24, 2020
3 steps for dealing with a coworker who is slacking
It’s a tricky situation that many of us have to deal with at some point in our careers.
What 800 executives envision for the postpandemic workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to our working lives in the short term, and is likely to change the way that we work in the long term.
White House ‘Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping’ Executive Order Limits Training
The “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (EO) covers government contractors and certain grant recipients and seeks to severely limit and curtail the diversity and inclusion, sexual harassment, and related equal employment opportunity (EEO) training contractors and recipients are allowed to provide their employees.
FFCRA “Health Care Provider” Definition Narrowed by DOL
Almost six months after the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), those regulations have been revised (effective September 16, 2020) in response to a federal district court decision invalidating a handful of provisions interpreting the FFCRA.
OSHA Guidance Related to COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued guidance on its response plan on May 19, 2020, reinforcing its prioritization of COVID-19 cases, specifically targeting hospitals and other healthcare providers.
AB 685 – California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s Authority to Shut Down Operations and New Notice Requirements
As part of his worker protection package, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed on September 17, 2020, Assembly Bill 685 (AB 685), which authorizes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal OSHA” or “division”) to prohibit operations and processes, and prevent entry into workplaces that it has determined present a risk of infection of COVID-19 so as to constitute an imminent hazard to employees.
How Gratitude Journaling Can Reduce Workplace Mistreatment
Want to create a more civil and less cut-throat workplace? Cultivate gratitude.
Cost Of Racism: U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Discrimination, Bank Says
Nationwide protests have cast a spotlight on racism and inequality in the United States. Now a major bank has put a price tag on how much the economy has lost as a result of discrimination against African Americans: $16 trillion.
As Ellen DeGeneres fights claims of a toxic workplace, here are 3 signs you work in one
On Monday, Ellen DeGeneres addressed allegations made by former employees that her long-running talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” had an internal culture of racism, fear, and intimidation as well as sexual harassment.
Meet the State Senator Shifting California’s Workplace Culture
Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson has been the driver of several new laws aimed at eliminating gender-based barriers.
Disruption Forces Law Firms to Re-imagine the Workplace of the Future
Burnham Brown was able to terminate excess space that had multiple years of remaining term, achieve an attractive concession package and a tenant improvement allowance in its lease at 1901 Harrison in Uptown Oakland.
What the post-coronavirus workplace might look like
What will the post-Covid workplace look like? Steelcase is one of the largest manufacturers of office furniture — desks, chairs, storage products and office pods — and they have a lot of ideas.
Log on in paradise: The exotic destinations inviting remote workers
Working from home has become the new normal for many of us due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia on apprenticeships and safely reopening
Trump administration cabinet member’s Opening America Again Tour stop at a Triad manufacturing plant was focused primarily on its apprenticeship program.
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