As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage through the world and our workplaces — with still little known about its long-term effects — speaking about illness at work has become commonplace.
Archives for February 8, 2021
Company Culture Is Everyone’s Responsibility
A top-down approach doesn’t work anymore.
The Union Leader Who Says She Can Get Teachers Back in Schools
In cities and suburbs where schools remain closed, teachers unions are often saying: not yet. Can Randi Weingarten change that?
11 Steps to Impress Your Boss and Thrive in Your Job
“Managing up” while you work from home can foster positive relationships with those above you, and give your career a boost.
She reported sexual harassment by a former supervisor — and was fired soon after
Kylee Lee thought she had left behind the toxic culture that had defined her workplace for years.
6 Unquestionable Behaviors Separating Top Leaders From Toxic Bosses
Getting the best out of your employees requires leaders to be at their best.
Embracing the differences: Neurodiversity in the workplace
America seems to have a chronic shortage of a certain type of employee: Programmers and coders who thrive in high-tech environments.
The Future Of Work And The New Workplace: How To Make Work Better
It’s never smart to make sweeping generalizations (and never smart to say never), but it’s safe to say (nearly) everyone will be glad when the pandemic abates.
5 Ways to Bring Women Back into the Post-Pandemic Workforce
With nearly 2.2 million women having left the U.S. labor market since the beginning of the pandemic, women’s workforce progress is spiraling backwards.
Amazon Warehouse Workers Set to Vote on Unionizing: What We Know
Alabama employees will vote on whether to form first union for hourly Amazon workers
Workplace trends for 2021
Lauren Gordon reveals the top five workplace trends to follow this year, alongside tips on how to make these trends work for your team’s wellbeing.
This is what white privilege looks like at your workplace
No matter how well-intentioned your company’s diversity efforts are, they will always fail to retain people of color until you eliminate your cultural bias toward white supremacy.
U.S. Supreme Court: Courts Can Review Railroad Retirement Board’s Refusal to Reopen Claims
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts can review decisions by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board denying claimants’ requests to reopen prior benefits denials. Salinas v. U.S. R.R. Ret. Bd., No. 19-199 (Feb. 3, 2021).
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the majority, explained the
2020 Annual Professional Development and Inclusion Report
California Pay Data Reporting: New Web Page and 10 FAQs for Employers That Report to the DFEH
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a pay data reporting requirement for employers that assigns responsibility for collecting such data to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). To assist employers with this filing requirement, the DFEH recently established a web page and
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