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California Employers May Need to Adjust Policies During COVID-19 Resurgence
Many government agencies have returned to a more cautious stance on safety precautions following the recent COVID-19 surge. For their part, California employers need to
Career Lessons from Kiera Fernandez: Helping Workers Helps the Business
Kiera Fernandez gained an appreciation for workers on Target’s front lines when she was one herself. Now she’s Target’s senior vice president of talent and change and
Meet Bert Jacobs: Chief Executive Optimist
Bert Jacobs, co-founder and CEO—chief executive optimist—of the apparel company Life is Good, has devoted his adult life to creating clothing that focuses on the
Pennsylvania Court: Medical Marijuana Act Allows Employees to Sue for Bias
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently held that the state’s medical marijuana act allowed an employee to sue her employer for taking an adverse employment action
Ask an Expert: Mental Health
Can we require an employee to get mental health treatment?
Weekly Jobless Claims Remain Elevated
States reported that 353,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending August 21, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level
HR Means Business
Now more than ever, business needs HR. If we didn’t know it prior to March 2020, we are acutely aware of it now
Instead of ‘Hybrid’ or ‘Remote’ Work, Let's Call It ‘Strategic Flexibility’
"Remote" and "hybrid" just don't fit the ways leading businesses are getting work done. Strategic flexibility means embracing the concept that employees and managers
Companies Are Slowly Addressing Employees’ Substance Use Disorders
Alcohol and drug use jumped during the pandemic as deaths from overdoses surged, forcing substance use disorders (SUDs) into the spotlight