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Celebrate the ADA’s 31st Anniversary by Promoting Inclusion
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which helped transform the lives of people with disabilities, turns 31 on July 26. Here are five resources to help promote
Weekly Jobless Claims Shoot Back Up
New weekly unemployment claims reversed course during the week ending July 17, as the labor market continues to recover from COVID-19 and its more recent Delta variant
DOL Proposes Rule to Enforce Federal Contractor Wage Increase
Many federal contractors would have to pay workers at least $15 an hour by 2022 under a proposed rule from the
Minnesota Amends Rules on Lactation Breaks and Pregnancy Accommodations
Gov. Tim Walz has approved an amendment relating to pregnancy accommodations and barring reducing compensation for lactation breaks, among other changes
Retraining Is Key Employment Strategy at Kaiser Permanente
A Q&A with Monica Morris, senior director for national workforce planning and development at Kaiser Permanente, on how the health care giant is meeting unprecedented
Los Angeles County Mandates Mask Use Indoors Regardless of Vaccination Status
In response to a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department issued a revised mask order that went into effect on July 17
Calif. Employers Not Required to Calculate Overtime Using Weighted Average
Calculating employees’ “regular rate of pay” for overtime purposes can be complicated when they receive different rates of pay in a single pay period
California Employers Must Pay 'Regular Rate' for Missed Break Premiums
Businesses in California must provide employees with meal and rest breaks or pay workers a premium equal to an hour of pay. The California Supreme Court recently ruled
Benefits Managers Can Help Health Coaching Find Its Niche
Health coaches can help people living with chronic conditions by acting as intermediaries with their health care providers. Here's how benefits managers can help promote
What Focus Means to Executives—and What It Should Mean
Focus may get short shrift from executives who prefer a full plate and like to explore as many tasks and ideas as possible. Yet spreading yourself too thin and saying