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Driving Out Bias Should Start in the C-Suite
America's business leaders are frustrated their organizations haven't cracked the code on diversity and inclusion in the workforce. Now, more than ever, organizations must spend money and time to hire…
Pennsylvania Starts Hazard Pay Grant Program for Certain Front-Line Workers
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced the availability of $50 million in grant funding to help employers provide hazard pay to employees in life-sustaining occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic
President Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Lowering Drug Prices
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders directing the government to take steps to lower cost increases for prescription medications. One of the orders calls for manufacturers' drug…
Viewpoint: 5 Best Practices for Strengthening Your One-on-Ones
Especially in today's environment where many are working remotely and the stress of personal life and running a business is heightened, one-on-one discussions have perhaps never been more important for…
Employers Are Searching for Child Care Solutions
Gregg Danzer is an HR director, not a child care expert, but lately he has spent a good part of each day trying to figure out what children need when…
How to Communicate Layoffs to Remote Employees
Layoffs may have been the farthest thing from leaders' minds early this year, but COVID-19 has forced the unexpected. As more people work remotely, and furloughs and job losses are…
Admin Jobs Projected to Stay Remote After COVID-19
Clerical and administrative office workers—a group previously not often included in telework arrangements—will likely keep working from home after the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, according to new research
Viewpoint: Pakistani Diversity in Practice
Managing workforce diversity, equity and inclusion builds employers’ brand images and helps organizations grow globally. This article examines the influence that workforce diversity has on Pakistani organizations
Commute Time May Be Paid for Technicians Carrying Supplies
Service technicians in California who used their personal vehicles to carry employer supplies and tools might be entitled to compensation for time spent driving between their home and customer sites
Highly Paid Worker Needed to Regularly Perform Only One FLSA-Exempt Duty
A highly compensated employee needs to customarily and regularly perform only one exempt duty to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even if that…