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Mass Terminations Considered as Pandemic Disrupts EU Businesses
As nonessential businesses are increasingly shuttered in attempts to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus infections in the European Union (EU), employers are finding themselves facing mass termination of employment for…
U.K. Adopts Temporary Employment Policies Driven by Pandemic
The United Kingdom has rolled out significant policies to help both employers and their employees, whose jobs may be threatened by the coronavirus pandemic or who must adapt to new…
Unemployment Insurance and Furlough Q&As
Unemployment insurance and furloughs raise a host of practical questions for HR. Here are some of the most common questions and answers
New Virginia Law Will Prohibit LGBT Discrimination
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam just signed into law sweeping legislation that not only protects the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Virginians in employment, housing and accommodations but…
For the HR Professional Working from Home with Significant Others
Remote work presents challenges not only in maintaining productivity but also in getting along with your partner and family members. Always being in close quarters with significant others--and being anxious…
With New Guidance, OSHA Scales Back COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
New guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) relieves employers of some responsibility for investigating and recording cases of COVID-19 among employees, but businesses still must record those…
Financial Services Juggle New Remote Workers, Keeping Onsite Workers Safe
Investment firms, banks, mortgage companies and other financial institutions have had to navigate a “new normal” during the coronavirus pandemic, with many of them deemed “essential services” that must remain…
OFCCP’s Coronavirus Exemption Has Supporters and Critics
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP's) temporary waiver of affirmative action requirements for coronavirus-relief contracts has opened doors to new businesses to fight the pandemic. But civil rights…
DOL Continues to Clarify Scope of CARES Act Unemployment Benefits
As jobless claims reach record highs, states now have more guidance on how to roll out the emergency unemployment benefits provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)…
Employers Unite to Fight Job Loss Caused by COVID-19
Companies from multiple industries are working together to match laid-off or furloughed employees with organizations in urgent need of workers. The People + Work Connect platform was designed by the…