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Archives for October 1, 2020
Toxic workplaces are everywhere, but minimum wage workers know them well
Over the past several months, high-profile organizations — from The Ellen DeGeneres Show to Bon Appetit to the Washington Football Team — have been the subjects of editorial exposesfor having toxic workplace cultures.
Amazon says more than 19,000 workers got Covid-19
Amazon on Thursday released comprehensive data into the spread of the coronavirus across its workforce.
Kris Jenner accused of sexual harassment by former bodyguard in lawsuit
Jenner denied the allegations through her attorney
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bills To Protect Child Actors From Sexual Harassment & Abuse
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed three bills into law to protect child actors from sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. Child-protection advocates hailed the new laws as solid steps forward.
EEOC Turns to Predictive Analytics to Understand How Pandemic Affects Employment Discrimination
The capability shows that the commission should expect an increase in the number of discrimination charges in the next six to 12 months due to the economic downturn, the agency’s chief data officer said.
Our co-workers had coronavirus, but our boss never told us
Employers walk a fine line between protecting workers’ health and avoiding a panic.
Mothers’ Careers Are at Extraordinary Risk Right Now
The conditions of teleworking combined with increased child-care demands are a perfect storm for bias against working mothers.
This turnaround CEO has pushed remote work for a decade. Here are her top 5 tips
The office is an unnecessary, costly luxury and the move to work-from-home was smart policy long before COVID-19, says the former CEO of Optiva.
Hey, HR, Your Employees Are (Finally) Interested in Their Voluntary Benefits
Typically, employees think about their benefits two times: when they are first hired and the day before benefits elections are due. This year, however, things are very different. According to recent research from Voya Financial, 71% of employees plan to spend more time reviewing their voluntary benefits this year compared with last. The reason for the change is simple: COVID-19.
Governor Signs Legislation Extending Safety Related Retaliation Protection to Domestic Workers
California law already prohibits employers from taking certain employment actions against an employee for refusing to work in some circumstances where there is a real or apparent safety hazard to the employee or other employees. On September 29, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2568, which extends that protection to
Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Provision and Maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Employees Due to Covid-19
On September 29, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2537, which significantly expands upon employers’ existing baseline obligations for providing a safe and healthful work environment. The new bill creates specific requirements regarding general acute care hospitals’ distribution and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). Its purpose is to protect
Judge Stops USCIS Fee Rule from Going into Effect
A federal judge in California has enjoined the USCIS’ new fee rule just a little more than a day before petitions and applications had to be postmarked.
Judge Jeffrey S. White’s decision in Immigrant Legal Resource Center v. Wolf was based on a finding that Chad Wolf’s appointment to the position
Dear Littler: What are our voting leave obligations?
Dear Littler: We are a nationwide company with some employees working at our brick-and-mortar locations and some employees working remotely due to the pandemic. With the election coming up, employees in various states are asking about time off to vote. I thought everyone was voting by mail this year?
New Law Mandates Training for Human Resources Employees and Others Pertaining to Child Abuse and Neglect
On September 29, 2020, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 1963 which amends Section 11165.7 of the Penal Code, relating to mandated reporters of child abuse.
The existing law, the Child Abuse, and Neglect Reporting Act, requires a mandated reporter, as defined, to report whenever they, in their professional capacity or
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