The first step business leaders must take is to experiment, create sandboxes, run internal bootcamps, and develop AI use cases not just for technology workers, but for all employees.
Archives for August 6, 2023
As a plus-size woman, I know how Lizzo’s dancers felt in the workplace
“Fat people are inherently seen as lazy. It’s a stigma we can’t shift.”
Is 2023 the summer of strikes for US workers? Here’s what the data says.
About 650,000 workers were expected to strike or are on strike this summer. How do those numbers compare to pre-pandemic years?
These Are The U.S. States Working To Attract Remote Workers
For all its stress, the pandemic gave some people a chance to reflect on what their ideal work-life balance would be. Maybe it would be great to work remotely from a state that offers more green space and chances to get outdoors, or to become part of a new community.
New research finds that fully remote workers are less productive than their in-office counterparts
A new study looks at the productivity of remote workers versus those in-office.
End of an era: Zoom tells employees to return to office for work
Zoom is asking all of its employees to return to the office for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, when the tech company blew up as one of the main means of communication for people forced to work from home.
Restaurants Want More Teen Labor. Critics Say They’re Putting Kids at Risk of Sexual Harassment.
With restaurants hurting for staff, teenagers are making up a greater share of their workforce. But some say the industry isn’t doing enough to protect its youngest employees.
Who’s on strike and who’s close? Labor unions are flexing
There are multiple stories involving strikes and unions in the news recently.
Elon Musk vows to fund legal bill of X users who face employer discrimination due to ‘posting or liking something on this platform’
Elon Musk has offered to fund the legal bills of any users of his social network, X, who’ve been discriminated against by their employer because of their actions on the platform.
Gen Z workers are lazy, some bosses say. They don’t do anything unless every second of their day is managed.
In the wake of a global lockdown, young professionals are entering the workforce having taken at least a semester of their college education online.
Pay Transparency and Disclosure Laws: Best Employer Practices
Joy Rosenquist addresses how to best comply with pay transparency and disclosure laws for external job applicants, internal employees and the government.
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California OSHA Standards Board Moves Closer to Vote on Indoor Heat Illness Standard
On August 4, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) issued its notice to amend the existing Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations to add section 3396, heat illness prevention in indoor places of employment. The Standards Board received public comments regarding the proposed regulation
New Jersey Temporary Worker Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect
On August 5, 2023, New Jersey’s Temporary Workers Bill of Rights (TWBR) law takes full effect, bringing new obligations for temporary service firms and employers that utilize temporary workers. The State of New Jersey has indicated that it intends to enforce the new law in accordance with the proposed regulations
Women’s World Cup 2023 – Equal Pay for Women in and Out of Sports
This year’s Women’s World Cup, which kicked off on July 20, 2023, has been drawing record viewers both in person and on television. As viewers watch these teams compete, many wonder whether these athletes receive pay equal to their male counterparts. The goal of this Insight is to examine
NLRB’s New Stericycle Inc. Decision Changes Workplace Rules Standards for Union and Non-Union Employers Alike
On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., adopting a new legal standard for how the Board will evaluate workplace rules and policies that are challenged on the grounds that they interfere with or restrict employees’ National Labor Relations Act rights to engage in concerted workplace activity (“Section 7 rights”). The Stericycle decision overrules the previously articulated standard set forth by the Trump NLRB in Boeing Co. (2017) and LA Specialty Produce Co. (2019). The Stericycle decision was decided on a 3-1 basis, with Board Member Marvin Kaplan dissenting.
In Stericycle, the Board held that the prior Boeing/LA Specialty Produce standard established by the Republican-dominated Trump Board permitted employers to adopt overbroad work rules that chill employees’ exercise of their Section 7 rights. “Boeing gave too little consideration to the chilling effect that work rules can have on workers’ Section 7 rights. Under the new standard, the Board will carefully consider both the potential impact of work rules on employees and the interests that employers articulate in support of their rules. By requiring employers to narrowly tailor their rules to serve those interests, the Board will better support the policies of the National Labor Relations Act,” said NLRB Chairman Lauren McFerran.