Instead of having set vacation and sick days, some newer PTO models let you decide how to use your time.
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Staying Visible When Your Team Is in the Office…But You’re WFH
Four strategies.
How to Talk About Your Mental Health with Your Employer
Up to 80% of people will experience a diagnosable mental health condition over the course of their lifetime — whether they know it or not.
Crothall Healthcare to Pay $37,500 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Crothall Healthcare, Inc., a medical laundry and linen service, will pay $37,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
What Should I Do With My White Privilege at Work?
I am a white woman who was recently promoted to a high-level administrative position in my school district.
How a Pennsylvania laborer won $600,000 for racial discrimination
A lawyer later said the company had “whitewashed” the plant of Black employees.
63% of Workers Who File an EEOC Discrimination Complaint Lose Their Jobs
Workers who filed complaints faced retaliation and rarely got a favorable result from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
From offices to restaurants, companies are requiring proof of vaccination
Corporate America is getting serious about vaccines.
Walmart mandates vaccines for workers at headquarters
Walmart is requiring that all workers at its headquarters as well as managers who travel within the U.S. be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4
Companies Pay New Workers Higher Wages, and Current Employees Ask, ‘What About Us?’
As companies like Chipotle and Sodexo increase the pay floor for entry-level employees, they are also rethinking wages of longtime staffers and managers
How Simone Biles is empowering Black women in the workplace
The most decorated gymnast of all time has withdrawn from several Olympic events after saying her mind and body are “out of sync.”
What do Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Nikole Hannah-Jones have in common? Workplace boundaries.
Star gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the Olympics in Tokyo, the biggest stage in world athletics, 24 years old and resolute.
Why Ageism In The Workplace Still Seems To Be Okay
As these researchers explained in their American Psychological Association article about their study, ageism is alive and unwell in the workplace.
To Get People Back To The Workplace We Need To Create Healthy Buildings
In our pre-pandemic world, not only were companies investing huge sums in ever more expansive and elaborate workplaces, but cities were falling over themselves to offer various incentives to locate those buildings within their boundaries.
Revised Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Expands Who Are Covered Family Members
Beginning July 25, 2021, employees can use Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WPFML) to care for more people.
The law originally permitted employees to get paid leave to help address the serious health condition of any “family member.” That term was defined to include:
“Child,” including biological, adopted, or
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