From the latest buzz on quiet quitting to feelings of disengagement, overwhelm, and burnout, stress weighs more on our workforce than ever.
Archives for November 17, 2022
When Masculine Norms Shape Leadership Norms – Why That Leads To Workplace Inequity
Masculinity becomes toxic when it’s tied to behavior designed to ‘get ahead at all costs
5 Sure Ways to Tell If Your Workplace Is Toxic
If your workplace has too many levels of approval to get things done, it’s probably toxic.
11 of America’s biggest red meat producers colluded to keep wages low, workers say in federal lawsuit
Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers of conspiring to depress wages and benefits.
Tyson Says Its Nurses Help Workers. Critics Charge They Stymie OSHA.
The company’s on-site care system is emblematic of risk-management practices that disadvantage workers farther down the supply chain.
Food Delivery Workers Would Be Paid $23.82 Minimum Under Proposed New City Rules
Required by a law spurred by worker organizing and THE CITY’s reporting, pay scale is first for the industry.
Where Will the Thousands of Laid-Off Tech Workers Go?
This year is shaping up to be the worst time for white-collar tech workers since the dot-com bubble burst.
The thing that will keep your workers from quitting is the one thing you don’t want to give them
Millennials want two things to stay: high waisted jeans and hybrid work. In both trends, they have intergenerational support.
As holidays near, a nationwide rail strike is still on the table. Here’s the latest
Remember earlier this fall when the country came within hours of a nationwide rail strike?
The 5 biggest workplace trends of 2023, according to Glassdoor and Indeed
Despite gloomy layoff news in the tech sector, workers are expected to have the upper hand again next year.
The Winter Blues: How Less Sunlight Influences Workplace Productivity
Each year, millions of people in the U.S. experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also called seasonal depression or the “winter blues.”
December 27, 2022, Deadline for Mandatory Rx Data Collection Reporting
As group health plan sponsors, employers are responsible for ensuring compliance with the prescription drug data collection (RxDC) reporting requirements added to ERISA by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). Under ERISA section 725, enforced by the US Department of Labor (DOL), group health plans (not account-based plans, e.g.,
Colorado Voters Pass Proposition to Allow Regulated Use of Psychedelic Mushrooms
On November 8, 2022, voters in Colorado passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of and legalize limited use of psychedelic mushrooms and other plant- and fungi-derived psychedelic drugs by those 21 years of age or older.
DOL Sued Over FOIA Request for Contractors’ EEO-1 Reports
On November 15, 2022, an investigative reporter and a nonprofit news organization sued the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The investigative reporter previously submitted multiple FOIA requests for federal contractors’ and first-tier subcontractors’ Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Report data to the DOL’s Office
After the Ball Drops, Wages Rise: Minimum Wage, Tipped and Exempt Employee Pay Increases on January 1, 2023
Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we summarize scheduled state- and local-level wage increases that will occur on January 1, 2023 (or on New Year’s Eve