Companies offer more generous bereavement leave in pandemic’s wake and expand who counts as ‘family’
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Indeed Scraps Mental Health Days as More Firms Pare Covid-Era Perks
Job site Indeed is the latest company to pull back on some of the benefits offered to support employees through the global health crisis.
H-1B Worker Domestic Visa Renewal Pilot to Start in January (2)
A limited number of H-1B specialty occupation workers will be able to renew their visas in the US as soon as January, State Department officials announced.
Apple’s Hiring Bias Case Reveals Big Tech Foreign Worker Dilemma
A $25 million Department of Justice settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations it discriminated against US citizens in hiring highlights a disconnect between federal agencies on compliance with immigration law, attorneys say.
Amazon Hit With Class-Action Suit Over Sex-Based Systemic Pay Bias
Amazon.com Inc. pays women less than male employees performing the same or comparable work, a class lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Seattle charges.
Wall Street Bosses Turn to AI to Help Write Performance Reviews
Banks look to implement Workday’s AI software in coming months
Harassment for Covid Mask Request Gets Review in Fifth Circuit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will try to revive its lawsuit accusing a Texas pharmacy of disciplining, humiliating, and threatening an asthmatic worker for seeking to wear a mask at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hot Desking Is the Next Threat to Office Market, Morgan Stanley Says
Widespread adoption seen hitting demand for floorspace
The Unstoppable Rise of the Nanny Company
As overwhelmed states step back and competition for workers steps up, companies are providing their employees and communities with more benefits.
Millions of Retired Americans Aren’t Coming Back to Work as Predicted
Great Retirement narrative continues despite Covid fading
ANALYSIS: Employers Face ULP Surge After Workplace Policy Ruling
Employers can expect to face a dramatic increase in the number of unfair labor practice charges in 2024, due to a recent National Labor Relations Board decision that provides employees with an easier path to challenge workplace policies—even those that have nothing to do with unions.
The Workplace is Becoming More Political as Gen Z Comes of Age
Workplaces have long been considered one of the last places where people form relationships across political lines. That’s changing.
The Great Unifying Force in America Right Now Is Stress
Whatever the reason — economic uncertainty, global turmoil, technological change — Americans are more anxious now than they were before the pandemic.
US Workers Needn’t Be So Anxious About Their Next Paycheck
New research shows that income security has been mostly rising for the last seven decades.
Microsoft and the NBA Are Offering Menopause Benefits to Keep Women in Workforce
More companies highlight policies as older women gain ground