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The pandemic changed (and elevated) the CHRO role

01/27/2022
At the start of COVID, employers thought they faced a health care issue, then a office space issue. But as the pandemic evolved, it became clear this was a complex business and people issue that has put HR directors squarely at the forefront and as key members of the C-suite.

Omicron further delays the back-to-the-office push

01/27/2022
Nearly half (44%) of companies have altered their reopening plans because of the Omicron variant, says a new Gartner survey.

Your own vax mandate? How to make the call

01/27/2022
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against OSHA’s vaccine mandate for private companies with 100+ employees, it’s up to employers to make their own call about whether to require employees to be vaccinated or to leave the choice up to individual workers. Here’s how some employers are handling the uncertainty.

Lessons learned from employers who stepped up in 2021

01/25/2022
During this unprecedented time in history, we learn from one another. To that end, here’s a look at five crucial issues the pandemic catapulted into the limelight and how individual organizations responded.

OSHA: Ignoring court orders should put roofing contractor behind bars

01/25/2022
A Florida roofing contractor with a long history of exposing his workers to serious risks of falling on the job could go to prison for failing to comply with court orders.

Lessons from America’s worst employers of 2021

01/20/2022
Here are last year’s top (or bottom, depending on your perspective) nominees, counted down from 8 to 1, along with a key lesson you can learn from their misbehavior.

Access to COVID tests is a growing company perk

01/20/2022
As Omicron surged across the country this winter and COVID tests were in short supply, some large employers were offering free and readily available tests as a benefit to employees (for peace of mind and return-to-office protocols).

Employment lawyers react to Supreme Court stay of OSHA’s ETS

01/18/2022
On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked enforcement of OSHA’s emergency temporary standard that would have required organizations with 100+ employees to implement vaccine-or-test mandates. Legal experts were quick to offer their views on what the ruling means.

Federal contractor vax mandate bottled up in 4 appeals courts

01/18/2022
With OSHA’s vaccine-or-test mandate stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Biden administration is hoping courts will be kinder to its bid to require employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated against covid-19. It’s not looking good.

OSHA ‘still accountable for protecting workers’

01/18/2022
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh called the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 13 decision to strike down OSHA’s vaccine mandate for large employers “a major setback to the health and safety of workers across the country.” However, he said, “OSHA will do everything in its existing authority to hold businesses accountable for protecting workers.”