Brian McDermott comments on how Jackson Lewis is affirming its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in “The Big Deal About DEI,” published by BizVoice Magazine.
Archives for November 10, 2021
Spell Article Featured in HR Daily Advisor
Maggie Spell, a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New Orleans office, wrote the article “Timing Matters: Employee Fired During FMLA Leave for Months-Old Problems,” which was republished by HR Daily Advisor. In her article, Maggie discusses a recent case before the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals where an employee was fired while he was on FMLA leave rather than at the time of his poor performance review six months earlier. Maggie stresses that it’s important to address issues promptly if an employee isn’t meeting expectations rather than sitting on a performance problem.
Airline Alert: New FAA Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Flight Attendant Rest Requirements
On November 2, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding flight attendant duty period limitations and rest requirements. The NPRM was mandated by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, 49 U.S.C. §44701, Note at Section 335. In the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Congress required the FAA to conduct rulemaking to increase to 10 hours the minimum rest period for flight attendants in domestic, flag, and supplemental operations who are scheduled for a duty period of 14 hours or less, and to prohibit the reduction of the rest period under any circumstances.
The Vaccine Mandate Kicks In at 100 Employees. What If You’re at 98?
For small businesses hovering just under the federal vaccination guidelines, navigating this period is tricky.
Starbucks workers at three more Buffalo-area stores file for union elections.
One day before ballots were scheduled to go out to workers at three Buffalo-area Starbucks in a vote on unionization, workers at three other stores in the area filed petitions with federal regulators on Tuesday requesting elections as well.
Is your hiring process hindering your inclusion efforts? Three redesigns to reduce bias
Traditional interview schedules often follow the same format — a candidate will meet a series of current employees in one-on-one interviews that are highly unstructured.
Labor-Focused Agencies Mount New Push on Work Retaliation
The federal government’s labor-focused agencies are ramping up efforts to protect workers from unlawful retaliation and highlight the importance of employer safeguards in this area.
N.Y. attorney general releases Cuomo’s sworn testimony.
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo defiantly denied touching women inappropriately during an often adversarial interview with investigators who concluded he had sexually harassed multiple women, according to a 515-page transcript released by the New York State attorney general on Wednesday.
Health insurance costs for workers rose 4% during pandemic
Health insurance provided by employers this year cost an average of $22,200 for families and $7,700 for individuals, a 4% increase from a year ago, according to new survey data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The Great Reshuffle: Shaping The Insurance Workforce Of The Future
The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred one of the greatest shifts in the nature of work we’ve seen in our lifetimes.
Five Imperatives For Leveraging Corporate Learning In Workforce Transformation
Workplace learning has become increasingly important as a lever for an organization’s ability to attract, engage, and retain employees.
How To Manage Your Hypersensitivity: 5 Tips For The Workplace
Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D., first researched the Hyper (Or Highly) Sensitive personality trait back in the 1990s, revisiting Carl Jung’s concept that approximately 20% of the population is born with a more sensitive nervous system.
Rebuilding Relationships Across Teams in a Hybrid Workplace
Three strategies to help restore the ties that frayed during the pandemic.
How To Meet Gen Z’s Workplace Expectations
Like the Millennials who came before them, the Gen Z cohort — which is starting to graduate from high school or college and get their first adult jobs — have grown up with technology literally at their fingertips.
Meta and Microsoft announce partnership to integrate Workplace and Teams
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced a partnership that will allow customers to integrate Workplace with Microsoft Teams.