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Amazon workers in Joliet file complaints with the EEOC alleging racist work environment

August 2, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Twenty-six workers at an Amazon facility in Joliet have filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging a racist workplace environment and retaliation against an employee who spoke up, their lawyer said Wednesday.

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Labor agency seeks broad order against Starbucks in federal court

June 22, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Federal labor regulators have asked a court to force Starbucks to stop what they say is extensive illegal activity in response to a nationwide campaign in which workers at more than 150 corporate-owned stores have voted to unionize.

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Starbucks workers win union elections in Cary and Peoria, the first in Illinois

April 26, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Workers at Starbucks locations in Cary and Peoria won union elections Tuesday, making the stores the first and second Starbucks to unionize in Illinois.

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Stay home or go to work sick? Workers face difficult choice in time of COVID-19′s omicron surge

January 10, 2022 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.

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Chris Cuomo accused of sexual harassment just days before CNN firing

December 6, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

A woman who lodged a sexual harassment allegation against former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was “disgusted” by what she saw as his hypocrisy and attempts to discredit women who made similar allegations against his brother, her lawyer said Sunday.

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Ford sued by EEOC for allegedly refusing to hire pregnant woman at Chicago Heights stamping plant

October 3, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Ford Motor Co. is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly refusing to allow a south suburban woman to begin working at its stamping plant in Chicago Heights after learning she was pregnant.

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Offices dangle beehives and garden plots to coax workers back

August 25, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The investment company Nuveen has spent $120 million renovating its office tower at 730 Third Ave. in midtown Manhattan, overhauling the lobby, devoting the second floor to amenities and refurbishing a 22nd-floor terrace.

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Marijuana drug tests in the workplace would follow same standard as DUI, under proposed change in Illinois law

August 22, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

After years working successfully as an electrical substation operator for ComEd, Andre Burson said, he failed a marijuana drug test.

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Ask Mister Manners: Am I obligated to join in all workplace festivities?

August 2, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

I just joined an office where they go all out to celebrate birthdays. 

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Offices divided? As workers return, some businesses will treat the unvaccinated differently

July 22, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

When North Chicago-based AbbVie employees returned to the office earlier this month, they faced two sets of rules based on whether they’d received COVID-19 vaccines.

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Op-ed: Biden’s workforce push eclipses women’s personal career and family choices

May 31, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

As a working woman and a mother with six young children, I’m concerned that President Joe Biden is focusing too much on getting women into the workforce, and too little on supporting women’s personal pursuits.

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Home offices have become essential during the pandemic. But are they worth the investment?

May 20, 2021 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Home offices have joined pantries, mudrooms and laundry rooms as essential parts of the home during the pandemic.

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EEOC guidance: Yes, employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine

December 17, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided that employers can require workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and offered guidance on exceptions.

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Having a difficult time focusing at work amid election uncertainty? Here’s how your company can help.

November 4, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

Corporate America woke up Wednesday to a workforce that was stressed, bleary-eyed and focused on Election Day results and uncertainty more than the typical to-do list.

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Workplace tensions flare over whether employees can wear Black Lives Matter gear

July 6, 2020 | Patrick Della Valle Filed Under: HR Headlines

As companies declare support for the Black Lives Matter movement, some are not allowing employees to wear masks or other attire that expresses solidarity with the cause.

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