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Emergency Relief Funds Throw Employees a Lifeline During Pandemic
While many employees are now eligible for enhanced unemployment insurance, others don't qualify or may need additional assistance. Recognizing these hardships, many employers are providing emergency relief when they can
CARES Act Key Employment Law Implications and FAQs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted on March 27, is a $ trillion stimulus package
Ask HR: I Got Promoted to Manager. Any Advice?
SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr
Supporting Employees with Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic is drastically changing how and where businesses are operating. Despite the upheaval, one thing hasn't changed: an employer's duty to protect employees' privacy should they become infected
New CDC Guidance Says Essential Employees Can Continue Working After Coronavirus Exposure
Reversing course on employee quarantines, federal health officials now say that essential workers who've been exposed to the coronavirus can stay on the job while monitoring their symptoms
Share Your Story: The Mountain Goes to Employees
Mountain Creek ski resort, which has shut down its entire operation during COVID-19, is reaching out a helping hand to its employees and lending its expertise to small area businesses
CDC Official Updates HR Professionals on Coronavirus Impact
CDC Official Provides Coronavirus Update to HR Professionals Public health officials are still learning critical information about how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic—and HR professionals need to check in…
How to Recruit When Hiring Is on Hold
Employers have suddenly gone from frantically trying to find scarce talent to pumping the brakes on hiring
Amazon, Other Employers Urged to Provide Employees with More COVID-19 Protections
Following the firing of a worker who protested conditions at an Amazon warehouse, union leaders called on the company to reinstate the employee and do more to protect workers from…
Desperate Need for COBOL Programmers During COVID-19 Underlines Importance of Workforce Planning
Reuters was writing in 2017 about the dependence of the financial sector, major corporations and parts of the federal government on COBOL, an archaic computer system, and noting "if something…