Recent transparency policies across several U.S. states, like salary history bans that prevent employers from requiring candidates to report their compensation or even their salary expectations, have heightened the focus on fair salary practices in the workplace.
Archives for October 10, 2023
The Future of Mental Health at Work Is Safety, Community, and a Healthy Organizational Culture
The state of workplace mental health has shifted substantially in the past four years, expedited by the global pandemic, racial justice reckoning, and other macro challenges.
The depressing relationship between your job and your odds of drug overdose
Drug overdosedeaths in America have doubled since 2015.
On the Future of Work, a Reporter Looks Back
Emma Goldberg, a journalist on the Business desk of The New York Times, reflects on her evolving beat as tens of thousands of employees return to the office.
Here’s What We Do and Don’t Know About the Effects of Remote Work.
Three years into a mass workplace experiment, we are beginning to understand more about how work from home is reshaping workers’ lives and the economy.
‘Marijuana breathalyzer’ hopes to help workplace screening
Biotech company Hound Labs unveiled new product with shorter cannabis detection window for use by employers
4 Ways To Recover From A Toxic Workplace
How do you recover from a toxic workplace?
Signs that you’re in a toxic workplace
Every once in a while comes a bombshell report about “toxic” working conditions at a high-profile operation.
Make Your Workplace Chats Better
Get more done by adding structure to water-cooler conversations.
The ‘Hot’ Labor Market Isn’t Helping a Certain Group of Jobseekers
Underneath blockbuster top-line data about new jobs is a not-so-rosy reality: White-collar jobs are getting tougher to land
The Overlooked Benefits of Workplace Harassment Prevention
When it comes to harassment prevention in the workplace, Kevin O’Neill says policies, education and training can protect your company from claims for punitive damages.
Risk Management
Japan addresses wage gap by requiring gender pay gap disclosure
Aki Tanaka and Thelma Akpan discuss the steps Japan has taken to narrow the gender pay gap and enhance women’s participation in the labor market.
Human Resources Director Asia
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Attorney Sees ‘Flexibility’ As Priority In Heat Rule As OSHA Floats Options
Jamie Spataro explains why small businesses are likely to push OSHA for greater flexibility in its upcoming heat-danger standard.
Inside OSHA
Littler Achieves 2022-2023 Mansfield Certification Plus From Diversity Lab
(October 10, 2023) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has earned 2022-2023 Mansfield Certification Plus for the sixth consecutive year through Diversity Lab. The certification process is designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms have fair and equal opportunities to advance.
Layoffs, Labor Violations, and a Founder’s Giant New House: Cookie Giant Crumbl Is a Perfect Example of What Not to Do
You cannot legally have people work for your for-profit company for free. It’s a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Even interns must be paid if they do any work that adds value to the company. And that includes not having people work “trial shifts” for free: a lesson Crumbl Cookies apparently missed.