A recent study found that implicit bias—a subconscious negative attitude—against older people was most prevalent in the Northeast and Southeast. And age bias might affect how older people are treated in the pandemic.
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Google Settles With Labor Department Over Hiring, Pay Discrimination Claims
Company to pay more than $3.8 million to resolve a case
Pandemic Wears on Essential Workers: ‘Everybody Forgets That You’re Still on the Front Line’
Grocery workers, delivery drivers and others have continued reporting to work during the year of Covid. Now, months in, many are feeling a mix of frustration, exhaustion and determination. ‘My guys are tapped out.’
Fiat Chrysler Reaches Settlement With U.S. Over Union Corruption
Auto maker’s U.S. division agrees to plead guilty to a criminal charge and pay $30 million fine for violating labor laws
Labor Nominee Marty Walsh Holds Modest Assets, Disclosures Show
President Biden’s choice drew income mostly from his role as Boston mayor and has city and union-tied retirement plans
CEOs Confront Employees’ Covid-19 Vaccine Doubts, Going Into Myth-Buster Mode
From video campaigns to vaccine clinics with games and cake, companies deploy tactics to coax skeptical employees to get shots
Companies Target Workforce Risks in 2021
Work-from-home arrangements—and return-to-office concerns—are top-of-mind for executives, risk groups say
YOUR NEXT BOSS: MORE HARMONY, LESS AUTHORITY
Prized for being ‘social-emotional experts,’ future managers may spend less time issuing directives and more time collaborating
U.S. Companies Revamp Bonus Plans as Pandemic Upends Forecasts
Some boards are scrapping existing formulas and instead using their judgment to set annual incentives
Dollar General Will Pay Workers to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine
Retailer is one of the first to dangle extra pay to staff to encourage them to get coronavirus shots once available
Unilever gets vaccine partnership offers as it plots worker safety strategy
Unilever is strongly encouraging employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible and floated the idea that it could buy shots to share with people in poorer countries.
THE DEATH OF THE OFFICE DESK IS UPON US
It has been the centerpiece of corporate life for decades, but as companies reshape workplaces, many may find dedicated individual work areas no longer make sense
YOUR NEXT BOSS MAY BE MORE OF A COACH THAN A DICTATOR
More direct reports and less administrative work will push managers to go from authority figures skilled at the business to ‘social-emotional experts’
Businesses Brace for a Democratic Congress
Georgia Senate victories, which surprised some business groups, could ease way for Biden cabinet picks, lead to increased oversight of financial, oil industries