The new book “Good Guys, How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace” has practical advice to help level the playing field, including a list of things than men should not do.
Archives for October 8, 2020
A shocking number of women dropped out of the workforce last month
Hundreds of thousands of women— nearly eight times more than the number of men — dropped out ofthe US labor force last month, as the pandemic continues to exacerbate inequalities in America’s economy.
Ford to keep office workers at home through at least next June
Ford Motor Co.’s tens of thousand of white-collar workers in North America will continue working from home through at least next June.
I think my old boss is sabotaging my job search
You don’t need to know all the bad things a reference is saying about you to assemble a good defensive line.
Everyone Needs to Work Less
The only way parents and their child-free co-workers can survive this pandemic is for bosses to acknowledge reality, lower their goals, and do their part.
Is Your Executive Compensation Plan Undermining Your Mission?
New technologies have been disrupting business for decades, especially since the internet became widespread in the late 1990s.
Do Your Employees Feel Safe Reporting Abuse and Discrimination?
People won’t speak up if they don’t trust the process.
Workers With Health Insurance Face Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs
A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows annual premiums for a family now top $21,000, and deductibles have more than doubled since 2010.
Managers, Cure Your Forgetfulness with a Simple Accountability Trick
Just yesterday, I received an email nudging me gently to do something I could have sworn I had already done. I hadn’t. So, what made me think I had done it? It turns out that we can mistake an intention for an action. I meant to respond to that email,
Oregon OSHA Moves Forward with COVID-19 Temporary Standard
As circumstances from the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic continue to evolve, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has maintained reliance on Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSH Act”), known as the General Duty Clause, and current standards to address workplace exposures to COVID-19.
Rather than
U.S. Agencies Issue Interim Final Rules with Major H-1B Reforms for Legal Definition of Specialty Occupation Workers and Wage Rates
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have released two new interim final rules affecting immigration. Both rules immediately impact skilled foreign workers in the H-1B specialty occupation visa program and employment-based immigrants, and make major reforms to the classification of specialty occupations
NY DOL Issues Notice of Pay Rate Form in Response to Wage Parity Law Amendment as Pay Stub Requirements Take Effect
On April 3, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the 2020-2021 state budget bills, part of which amended the New York’s Home Health Care Worker Wage Parity Law (“Wage Parity Law”). One of the key amendments made to Wage Parity Law was a new notice of wage parity
A Global Tour: How HR Teams Around the World are Handling the Pandemic
You know how companies are responding to COVID-19 in your area, but this is a pandemic that affected the entire world. Well, apparently, there are island nations (like Tonga, Samoa, and the Pitcairn Islands) that have escaped the virus.
But, the rest of the world had to battle this. What
SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt numerous amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. See https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-219
The whistleblower program serves as a significant tool for the Commission to encourage individuals to come forward with information regarding suspected security fraud. As set forth in the SEC’s press
OFCCP Releases FAQs on Diversity and Inclusion Executive Order
On October 7, 2020, the U.S.
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