In its latest update to informal guidance on COVID-19 vaccination issues, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addressed vaccination mandates, incentives, and confidentiality, among other topics.
Archives for May 2021
The Luckiest Workers in America? Teenagers.
Teens are picking up jobs — and higher wages — as companies scramble to hire. But that trend could have a downside.
EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions arising under the federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws.
Working Less Is a Matter of Life and Death
Search online “work too much” and you’ll get screenfuls of information about the harmful medical, mental and social consequences of spending too much time on the job
What Your Future Employees Want Most
Three trends — and how to prepare for them.
Federal gov’t says employers can offer vaccine incentives
Business groups have been pressing the federal agency to clarify whether employers could offer paid time off or even cash to encourage vaccination.
Is Inflation The Biggest Threat To Family Offices – Scenarios To Navigate
Last week’s personal core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index – a key inflation measure that the Federal Reserve puts great store by rose by 3.1% – the highest reading in thirty years.
How Productive Have Remote Workers Been During Covid?
For many years remote work had something of a stigma associated with it, as managers believed that being out of sight would mean people would loaf off and productivity would fall.
Op-ed: Biden’s workforce push eclipses women’s personal career and family choices
As a working woman and a mother with six young children, I’m concerned that President Joe Biden is focusing too much on getting women into the workforce, and too little on supporting women’s personal pursuits.
Leading The Vaccinated Workforce: How To Adapt To The Top-3 ‘New Normal’ Trends
By late April, more than 4 in 10 Americans had received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and more than one-quarter had been fully vaccinated.
Celebrating Errors Creates Psychological Safety In The Workplace
Celebration of Errors (CoE) is a practice that can turn individual failures into business success, and more importantly: a psychologically safe workplace.
Workplace shootings are all too common in California. The latest one fits a pattern
He killed the people he wanted to kill.
Beltway Buzz, May 28, 2021
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C. could impact your business.
Fired for Racism, Amy Cooper Sues Former Employer for, Well, Racism
Remember when Amy Cooper, a White woman, had her dog off the leash and Christian Cooper (no relation), a Black man, asked her to put her dog back on the leash? This was a perfectly reasonable request, and it all escalated to Ms. Cooper calling the police on Mr. Cooper
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Regarding Vaccination Incentives, Reasonable Accommodation, and Other Issues
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated the vaccination section (section K) of its “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” The update clarifies a number of vaccination issues with which employers have grappled without any