More and more, it looks like the time around Labor Day won’t just be about the return to school.
Archives for March 2021
Google Expects to Reopen U.S. Offices Over Next Month
Employees are told that returning to the workplace remains optional until September
Labor allies target ‘at-will’ employment rules
Groups support state legislation that would ban an employer from firing someone without just cause.
Google Promises Not to Muzzle Staff on Pay, Settling Labor Case
Google promised not to silence workers who talk about their pay, part of a settlement resolving one of the first legal complaints filed by a new union representing hundreds of employees and contract workers at the internet giant.
A yearslong push to ban hair discrimination is gaining momentum
As a young Black professional, Michigan state Rep. Sarah Anthony said she vividly recalls mentors saying that wearing straightened hair would be better for her career than wearing her natural curls.
Goldman Sachs bosses reportedly buy snack boxes for burnt-out bankers
Nothing like a fruit basket to get you through a 100-hour work week.
Creating An Equitable Future For Women In The Workplace
Last month, women’s labor force participation hit a 33-year low, proving the pandemic, remote work and lay-offs have disproportionately impacted women workers.
Trauma In The Workplace Happens. Are You Contributing To It?
If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re probably someone who focuses on getting things done, moving the needle, and hitting your goals.
Rewriting The Workplace Rules
Some of history’s greatest innovators were women and people of color. Grace Hopper pioneered computer programming. NASA’s Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan were integral to putting the first men in space. The list is long.
OFCCP Releases Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark
OFCCP has updated the annual veteran benchmark for 2021. The new benchmark is now set at 5.6%. This is down 0.1% from last year’s mark of 5.7%. The OFCCP relies on the annual national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force to set the benchmark.
As a reminder, the
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Regarding TPS Status and Eligibility for Adjustment
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case from the Third Circuit that will resolve the circuit split on whether a grant of temporary protected status (TPS) authorizes eligible noncitizens to obtain lawful-permanent-resident status. Sanchez v. Mayorkas, No. 20-315. Arguments for the case are set for April 19, 2021.
Inaugural Report of Littler’s Global Workplace Transformation Initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic required nearly every employer around the globe to take stock of its workforce, policies and practices, and adapt to a rapidly changing and unpredictable environment. COVID-19 will eventually pass, but transformative issues laid bare by the pandemic—which were already in motion—will remain, likely at an accelerated
Littler Releases Inaugural Report From Its Global Workplace Transformation Initiative
Report reviews the myriad forces transforming the workplace and formalizes Littler’s Global Workplace Transformation Initiative
Colorado Introduces a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill
Colorado recently become the latest state to consider a comprehensive consumer privacy law. On March 19, 2021, Colorado State Senators Rodriguez and Lundeen introduced SB 21-190, entitled “an Act Concerning additional protection of data relating to personal privacy”. Following California’s bold example of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) effective
Indiana Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility to All Hoosiers; Relaxes Mask Mandate
With increased vaccine availability and decreased transmission over the past weeks, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has opened COVID-19 vaccination to all Hoosiers at least 16 of age beginning March 31, 2021.