The willingness to risk dissension in the ranks reflects a dawning reality: Many Americans are reluctant to re-enter the workforce, despite high joblessness.
Archives for November 24, 2020
Tegra Medical to Pay $240,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Tegra Medical LLC, a medical device manufacturer based in Franklin, Mass., will pay $240,000 and take additional steps to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Smashburger to Pay $70,000 to Settle Race Harassment Lawsuit
Icon Burger Acquisition, LLC, an international hamburger restaurant chain operating under the name Smashburger, has agreed to pay $70,000 and implement substantial non-monetary measures to settle a race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Why Companies and Skilled Workers Are Turning to On-Demand Work
A conversation with HBS’s Joseph Fuller and BCG’s Allison Bailey on leveraging digital talent platforms.
How to Create a Digital Workplace for the Work-from-Anywhere Era
Accelerated by the new normal surrounding remote work, businesses must find a comprehensive platform that enables collaboration from anywhere.
Here’s How Managers Can Help Women Stay in the Workforce
One in 4 women are contemplating downshifting their career or leaving the workforce, according to this year’s McKinsey and LeanIn.org annual Women in the Workplace study.
Pennsylvania Court Affirms Unemployment Benefits for Medical Marijuana User
A Pennsylvania Appeals Court affirmed an order granting unemployment benefits to a medical marijuana user who was terminated by his employer for a positive drug test. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Auth. v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, Case No. 228 C.D. 2020 (Commw. Ct. Pa. Nov. 18, 2020).
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OSHA’s ‘absurd reinterpretation’ of a regulation regarding workers and Covid-19
Workplace exposures continue to be a major driver of the coronavirus pandemic, something that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be on top of. But a reinterpretation of a reporting rule is making that all but impossible.
What Organized Labor Wants From Biden
The pandemic has been brutal for the nation’s food and hotel workers, thousands of whom have lost their jobs.
I bashed my manager in an email to a co-worker… and my boss found out: Ask HR
Question: In a moment of frustration, I wrote an email to my colleague venting about my manager.
Answer Man: Do presidents have to abide by anti-discrimination labor laws?
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Nashville leaders share steps for a diverse and inclusive workplace
Jen Robinson urges employers to start a dialogue and take action.
Nashville Business Journal
California Employers Now Have an Emergency Temporary Standard To Contend With
On November 19, 2020, California’s Department of Industrial Relations Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (“Board”) adopted a general safety order that, in effect, creates an emergency temporary standard specific to potential workplace coronavirus (“COVID-19”) exposures (“COVID-19 Prevention Rule” or “Rule”). While not the first state to adopt an emergency
COVID-19 Vaccinations Arriving For the Holidays: What Employers Need to Know and Can Do
As we discussed in a previous post, employers have already been planning for the arrival of a vaccine—and for good reason given the array of issues to consider when implementing vaccination-related policies. Although mandatory vaccination policies are legal (possibly subject to two limited categories of exemptions and variations in state
FMCSA Issues Order Preempting Washington’s Meal and Rest Break Rules as Applied to Commercial Truck Drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an order this week that Washington State’s meal and rest break rules are preempted as applied to property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers subject to its hours of service rules.
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