A Q&A with Joseph Allen, author of “Healthy Buildings,” on the costs of remote work and the playbook that can help businesses to open safely.
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Justices Reject Dad’s Case of Retaliation Over Pregnant Daughter
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t consider whether a father can sue UBS Financial Services Inc. for retaliation he says he faced after his daughter complained about pregnancy discrimination while working at the company.
Remote Workers Flee to $70,000-a-Month Resorts While Awaiting Vaccines
Many see no reason to leave their warm-weather bunkers—not without promise of a shot back home.
Yale Doctors Can Pursue Suit Over Boss’s Alleged Sex Harassment
Six female doctors in the Yale Department of Anesthesiology can pursue claims against the university and Yale New Haven Hospital Inc. for purportedly turning “a blind eye” to alleged sexual harassment by their supervisor, the District of Connecticut ruled.
Jobs Recovery Is Leaving Older Workers Behind
One reason for the drop in unemployment is a wave of people 55 and older leaving the labor force, which is bad news for the economy.
Sanders Defuses Fight Over Minimum Wage Hike: Stimulus Update
Senator Bernie Sanders made a successful maneuver on his minimum wage proposal.
How ‘Work From Home’ Became ‘Work From Anywhere’
The way the pandemic reshapes where and how we work could be one of the most visible legacies from the health crisis.
Scrutiny of Biden Labor Hire Expands as GOP Lawmakers Take Aim
Three Republican members of Congress are the latest critics to raise questions about the appointment of former Washington state unemployment chief Suzi LeVine to run the federal office in charge of unemployment oversight.
Business Groups Seek Vaccine Incentive Guidance from EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission should clarify what kinds of incentives employers can legally offer workers to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations, according to a letter signed by more than 40 business groups.
Biden Plans to Nominate California’s Julie Su as DOL Deputy
President Joe Biden plans to nominate California Labor Secretary Julie Su for the No. 2 position at the U.S. Labor Department, after a chorus of progressives had called for her to land the agency’s top job, according to three sources briefed on the process.
Work From Home Has the Power to Advance Equality—or Set It Back
Employers that ignore potential pitfalls could inadvertently intensify office biases.
Fiat Chrysler Pays $30 Million to Settle U.S. Labor-Corruption Probe
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, which merged with French rival PSA Group earlier this month to form Stellantis NV, has agreed to pay a $30 million fine to settle a corruption probe targeting its U.S. operations.
Five Steps for Defusing Defensiveness in the Workplace
There are more productive ways for people in conflict to approach one another.
Can Biden Reconcile Competing Interests of Domestic Labor and Immigration Reform?
The Biden administration has a number of immigration policy proposals with respect to H-1B temporary work visas for highly skilled workers, agricultural workers, and reinstituting the DACA program.
Labor Law, Union Implications for Employer-Mandated Covid Vaccines
An employer’s decision to require certain employees be vaccinated as a condition of their employment will likely first require bargaining with labor organizations who represent their employees, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore attorneys explain. Employers should not wait until the Covid-19 vaccination is available to start negotiating.