The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued three revised documents that address the employment of veterans with disabilities, pursuant to EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s priority of providing robust compliance assistance by delivering up-to-date guidance on the requirements of antidiscrimination laws.
Archives for November 28, 2020
Job Interviews Without Interviewers, Products of the Pandemic
Video responses to set questions, online games that measure a person’s traits and skills: The future of interviews is coming to a wider variety of professions in the pandemic.
I Don’t Want to Be the Office Grandma
Advice for getting back into the work force at 60, dealing with shame and co-workers, and how to cope with losing all motivation for working from home.
Building a Better Workplace Starts with Saying “Thanks”
It can feel like there’s little to be grateful for these days.
Amazon spends another $500 million on bonuses. Some of its workers are still going on strike
Amazon is spending another $500 million on bonuses for employees as it comes under pressure from a global campaign targeting its business practices and a strike in one of its biggest European markets.
The Democratic Party Will Keep Betraying Labor. It’s Time to Launch a Workers’ Party.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe the country needs a third major party.
Walmart Loses Challenges to EEOC Jury Win in Job Coach Bias Case
Evidence supported a Wisconsin jury’s finding that Walmart Stores Inc. violated federal disability bias law when a new store manager questioned a deaf and visually impaired cart pusher’s need for a job coach after nearly 17 years on the job, a federal judge ruled.
‘My Boss Keeps Inviting Herself Over to My House’
Dear Boss,
Three months after I started a new job as an executive assistant, my position was eliminated.
Why There Are Too Many Mediocre Bosses — And What To Do About It
Leaders are much given to talking about accountability.
Tony Hsieh, Former Zappos CEO and Holacracy Pioneer Dies at 46
Entrepreneur and management revolutionary Tony Hsieh passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020, after injuries sustained in a house fire.
Hsieh was, famously, the former CEO of Zappos, a company that revolutionized shoe shopping and how customer service worked. He also pioneered a management concept called holacracy. While Zappos quietly backed