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Fed contractors have until Dec. 8 to ensure staff are fully vaccinated

09/28/2021
Employees of federal contractors must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 by Dec. 8, according to new guidance from the Biden administration.

What works best: Vaccine mandate carrots or sticks?

09/28/2021
Never mind government mandates—more employers are deciding on their own to require employees to be vaccinated against covid-19. If you’re weighing whether to do so, you have no doubt wondered what’s the best way to convince employees to get their shots.

It’s time to get serious about a covid vaccination policy

09/27/2021
It’s best to get as much of a head start as possible when creating a covid vaccination policy. This way your legal eagles can review it and you won’t be rushed into anything.

How to be viewed as a problem solver in HR

09/23/2021
When it comes to measuring your effectiveness as an HR partner, being perceived as an innovative and creative problem solver will likely result in more frequent invitations to the decision­makers’ table. To be viewed as a problem solver, these actions are recommended.

SHRM 2021 Conference: Lessons Learned

09/23/2021
Here are some nuggets of wisdom from speakers at the recent Society for Human Resource Management annual conference, HR’s largest gathering of the year.

New trend? Calif. may cap warehouse quotas

09/23/2021
The California legislature has passed legislation that, if enacted, will regulate the use of quotas to evaluate and discipline workers in warehouse distribution centers.

Federal task force offers clues on vaccine mandate compliance

09/21/2021
We won’t know the covid vaccine mandate compliance challenges private-sector employers will face until OSHA issues an emergency temporary standard. However, clues are available in new guidance issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. Here’s what the guidance says about two key issues.

Snapshot: Who agrees? Our workplace culture has improved since the pandemic began

09/21/2021
There’s a huge disconnect between the views of top brass and those who sit lower on the org chart.

Employee activism on the rise: How to react

09/17/2021
U.S. employers are facing a new age of employee activism as workers in all sizes of companies—both union and nonunion—challenge their employers on social, cultural and moral issues.

Biden’s vaccine mandate: Will it stand up in court?

09/16/2021
OSHA’s upcoming vaccine mandate plan will quickly face legal challenges from Republican and business groups. At issue: Opponents will say Congress intended federal workplace safety laws to regulate unsafe conditions at company properties, not to mandate a vaccine for workers.