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Modern Apprenticeships Offer Young Adults On-the-Job Training with Pay
This article on modern apprenticeships and the use of virtual training is the last in a four-part series about approaches employers are taking to prepare young adults and emerging professionals…
First-Time Jobless Claims Rise to Nearly 900K
States reported that 898,000
Oregon Issues Temporary Rules for School Closures
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries released a temporary administrative order—effective until March 12, 2021—clarifying leave rules for school and child care provider closures during the statewide public health…
A Matter of Trust: Giving Workers Second Chances
Do troubled or underperforming employees deserve a second chance in the workplace? It's a good question with no clear answer. Many managers have tried to rehabilitate an underperforming or problematic…
A Matter of Trust: Giving Workers Second Chances
Do troubled or underperforming employees deserve a second chance in the workplace? It's a good question with no clear answer. Many managers have tried to rehabilitate an underperforming or problematic…
Viewpoint: Women’s Career Trajectories Can Be a Model for an Aging Workforce
Business leaders need to understand that women's career shapes may be different than the up-or-out model still dominant in most talent management programs. Many women accelerate their careers after 50
Driver Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea Loses Claims
A truck driver for Walmart Inc. diagnosed by its safety program as having sleep apnea could not contest his resignation after refusing to wear a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)…
How HR Professionals in India Are Dealing with a Rapid Rise in Infections
This month, India is recording the highest daily number of new COVID-19 infections of any country in the world. As a result, HR leaders have braced themselves to tackle the…
Employer Prevails Against Manager with Lifting Restrictions
A fired store manager with permanent lifting restrictions was unable to show she could perform essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation, the 7th
Some California Supervisors and HR Pros Must Report Child Abuse
Effective Jan. 1, 2021, certain California human resources professionals and supervisors will be identified as “mandated reporters” for making formal reports of suspected child abuse to law enforcement authorities