?States reported that 192,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Feb. 18, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The number of workers continuing to... Read more »
?When asked when her company transitioned to a fully remote work environment, Shenna Fitzgerald responded, “that Thursday when everybody was sent home.” It’s a flashbulb memory for so many business leaders: “March... Read more »
Whether it’s work schedules or health benefits, employees prefer to have options rather than a blanket approach imposed by their employer. The same is true with employee achievement rewards, which recognize employees... Read more »
?Alaskans will no longer need a four-year college degree to apply for most state jobs under a new executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The order directs Alaska’s Department of Administration... Read more »
?Organizations are still prioritizing salary increases as a competitive strategy in 2023—but perhaps not as much as they did in 2022, when inflation and the job market were both red hot. Fewer... Read more »
?A forthcoming proposed rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would allow a union representative to accompany an OSHA inspector during a walkaround at a nonunion worksite, even if the... Read more »
?Highly compensated employees can be eligible for overtime pay if they are paid on a daily basis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 22 in a case that clarifies overtime exemptions... Read more »
Only days after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said corporate workers would be required to spend at least three days a week in offices beginning May 1, Amazon workers are fighting the new... Read more »
?As more organizations focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), disclosures of gender-related data are surging. More than 600 organizations across 50 countries revealed their gender-related workforce data in Bloomberg’s 2023 Gender-Equality... Read more »
?Antisemitism is a growing concern in the U.S. among the Jewish community, but Jewish advocates say workplaces can play a role in easing these fears. More than 40 percent of 1,507 adults... Read more »
