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Viewpoint: Rethinking the Way to Gender Pay Equity
The ongoing pay gap between men and women has created a complex web of employment law for corporations to navigate. Here's a roadmap that companies can use to identify pay…
How to Accommodate At-Risk Workers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its guidance on COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, clarifying how to accommodate individuals who are at high risk for severe illness…
Health Officials Say Opening Economy Depends on Testing and Following a Framework
The phased-in reopening of the economy will vary by region, and officials need to follow a “framework of how we safely open America again,” according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, a…
Employee Reinstated Despite Missing Work Due to Imprisonment
An arbitrator’s decision interpreting a collective bargaining agreement as allowing for reinstatement—rather than termination—of an employee whose imprisonment caused him to violate the employer’s attendance policy was an arguably valid…
Lessons on Reopening from Two Global Companies That Have Done It
Make detailed plans. Start small and expand incrementally
OSHA Penalizes Hospital for Endangering Workers
A psychiatric facility that had some patients prone to aggression could not overturn a $12,471 citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the
How to Manage Different Workplace Personalities
Managing diverse personalities isn’t easy, but it’s important. That’s because the most successful teams are formed when a supervisor understands each employee’s strengths and weaknesses, knows how to leverage each…
Managers on the Virus Front Lines
As companies prepare to bring employees back to work following the coronavirus pandemic, it may be people managers who decide which of their reports return first
Helping Employees Get Educated in AI
AI, or artificial intelligence, touches nearly every employee and every consumer across the globe, changing the way we work. Learning to use it requires a combination of digital literacy and…