On December 22, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (Department) issued final regulations regarding the New York State Sick Leave Law (NYSSLL), which has been in effect since September 30, 2020.
Archives for December 28, 2021
Washington Long-Term Cares Fund Update: Employers Advised to Withhold Premiums Starting January 1
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has clarified that, starting January 1, “employers will still be legally obligated to pay the full amount owed to state ESD [Employment Security Department] to begin the long-term care program” under the Washington Long-Term Services and Supports Act, until the legislature changes the law.
As Omicron Surges, Officials Shorten Isolation Times for Many Americans
Hoping to prevent further disruptions to daily life, the C.D.C. reduced the period that certain infected Americans must sequester.
Fast Food Restaurant Owners Are Trying Crazy Stuff to Attract Workers. Here’s What’s Actually Working.
Their tactics for hiring new workers may change the fast-casual industry forever.
Riot Games settles sexual harassment litigation for $100M
Riot Games has settled its sexual harassment litigation for $100 million as part of a global settlement to end the three-year-old litigation.
How To Set The Stage For A Transformational Workplace?
As the year closes, many of us may be pondering how to set ourselves up for success in the coming year.
“Tactical empathy” is the key to navigating workplace negotiations
A negotiation is typically portrayed as a winner-take-all skirmish. Be it haggling for a higher salary, asking for a promotion, or closing a deal, the process might summon tactics, for example, from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.
Air Filters and Outdoor Spaces: Office Costs Rise as Workers Return
Building owners may have saved on maintenance when their offices were dark, but new pandemic-related costs are being added to the bill.
Younger Workers Have Had It Worse
According to Gallup’s most recent State of the Global Workplace report, the pandemic affected younger workers’ careers more negatively in 2020 than older workers’.
Hochul: ‘Critical’ workers can go back to work 5 days after COVID-19, CDC reduces isolation period
Health care workers and other members of New York’s “critical workforce” can come back to work five days after testing positive for COVID-19 if they are fully vaccinated and are either asymptomatic or have resolving symptoms, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week.
Omicron could force many workers who test positive to quarantine under federal mandate, intensifying labor shortages
It’s getting ugly out there.
New Puerto Rico Executive Order Mandates Booster Shots for Health and Education Sectors
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi recently issued back-to-back executive orders (EO) regarding COVID-19. It appears that the third EO was stuck in holiday traffic. This latest EO, like her sisters, amends November’s EO-2021-075 to curtail COVID-19 infections.
Oregon Employment Law Changes in 2022: New Year, New Laws
Changes to Oregon employment laws taking effect next year will be keeping human resources professionals very busy this holiday season and into the new year in the Pacific Northwest.