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What have we learned from COVID-19?

06/12/2020
Leaders share tales of how their workplaces rose to meet the challenges of COVID-19.

Develop a plan to address negative publicity

06/11/2020
Lawsuits aren’t the only kind of negative fallout that can result from employment law violations.

Women most vulnerable to pandemic-related job loss

06/09/2020
Women account for 55% of the 20.5 million who lost their jobs in April.

How HR can promote mental health in the post-covid workplace

06/09/2020
Rare is the HR pro who could honestly raise their hands if asked, “Do you have a plan to counter a rising depression rate among your employees?” In a recent HR Specialist webinar on mental health issues, employment law attorney Anniken Davenport urged employers to consider these issues.

6 tips to take care of yourself and your staff

06/07/2020
Employees, managers and companies of all sizes are navigating unprecedented times, and trying to pivot to a “new normal” in personal and professional life. Here are tips all managers can use to reduce the amount of stress you and your teams experience during this time of extreme uncertainty.

What we’re suddenly learning about the staff’s mental health

06/04/2020
Experts widely agree that mental health issues will continue to plague workplaces beyond the passing of the coronavirus, which remains a constant cloud over many a worker’s mind. In her recent webinar on the topic, attorney Anniken Davenport urged employers to consider these issues.

Employers eager to reopen, cautious about the details

06/04/2020
As states relax stay-at-home orders, 78% of employers surveyed by the Littler Mendelson law firm say they will reopen within three months, with 34% planning to do so within one month.

NLRB OKs limited bans on cell phones at work

06/04/2020
The National Labor Relations Board has upheld an employer policy requiring employees to stow personal cell phones in lockers because safety concerns on the factory floor outweigh the “relatively slight risk” that the policy would interfere with employees’ right to engage in activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act.

Thanks, coronavirus! We’re staying home this summer

06/02/2020
Summer is right around the corner, but many professionals plan to keep their noses to the grindstone, new research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows.

CDC’s office guidelines mark rocky road back to work

06/02/2020
On May 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly dropped a bombshell for employers trying to figure out how to safely reopen their office buildings as the coronavirus pandemic wanes. The CDC’s new guidance calls for major changes that will be difficult for many employers to make.