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New work to require critical thinking, stress tolerance

11/24/2020
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating an evolution in the kinds of skills in-demand workers bring to potential employers, according to new research by the World Economic Forum.

3 strategies to ease post-covid return to work

11/24/2020
As coronavirus vaccines start to appear as hopeful glimmers on the pandemic horizon, employers and employees alike have begun contemplating how the post-covid workplace will work.

OSHA’s COVID crackdown tool: ‘General Duty Clause’

11/19/2020
You may be surprised to learn that while OSHA has a lot to say about workplace safety during the pandemic, the agency lacks any specific standards covering infectious diseases or viral prevention at work. Instead, OSHA exercises its COVID-19 authority under what’s known as its “General Duty Clause.”

OSHA issues COVID workplace ventilation guide

11/19/2020
Effective ventilation is just one tool in your organization’s effort to mitigate coronavirus in your workplace.

Expect pressure to relax grooming standards

11/19/2020
United Parcel Service, with 525,000 employees, just became one of the largest employers to embrace more relaxed grooming standards. The change comes as more locales enact laws based on model legislation known as the Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act.

U.S. employers outpace foreign firms on coronavirus

11/19/2020
For example, 64% of U.S. employers say they provide personal protective equipment for all employees, compared to an average of 48% of employers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Thanksgiving during the pandemic: Leave and workplace safety issues

11/16/2020
There are some things you need to be aware of for the impending holiday season.

Making spirits bright: Celebrating the holidays as a company during COVID-19

11/13/2020
With many organizations still operating remotely and safety concerns remaining top of mind, the holiday season undoubtedly will look quite different this year at most companies. Yet while gathering everyone together for a potluck buffet and a white elephant gift exchange might not be in the cards, employers still can (and should) find ways to mark this special time of year.

Review diversity training for EO compliance

11/12/2020
A Trump administration executive order banning federal agencies and contractors from offering many common kinds of diversity training programs is drawing fire—and legal challenges.

OSHA nets $2.5 million in coronavirus penalties

11/12/2020
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations arising from 179 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $2,496,768.