The government in British Columbia, Canada, has passed a law to improve the province’s workers’ compensation system, as well as to make several modifications in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A resetting of strategy and metrics that values talent as an asset rather than an expense is critical for companies under pressure to operate more efficiently, build resilience and create value from their workforce investments.
A rash of surveys have painted a bleak picture of workers’ mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. And in many of those surveys, a managerial trend is evident: Supervisors struggle not only with their own COVID-19-related stress, but also that […]
Last Friday, October 16, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) slipped out two new guidance documents which employers of all sizes across the state need to take a look at. Most importantly, these documents include guidance on how employers […]
The relationship between professionals and their employers shifted significantly this year due to the major transformation in the way people work, pushing organizations already tuned to the future of work into rethinking HR strategy.
Workers who are on leave protected by federal statute may be laid off, provided there is a legitimate, nonretaliatory business reason for the termination. But employers should be certain they have adequate documentation that the layoff is nonretaliatory.
During SHRM’s INCLUSION 2020 virtual conference, NASCAR President Steve Phelps discussed how NASCAR is creating an environment that is welcoming and inclusive of everyone that shares a passion for racing.
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss how employers can navigate the election season and ways to handle political discussions in the workplace. ‘It’s […]
A train conductor fired by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. (BNSF) after two speeding violations in a single shift proved race discrimination because co-workers in similar circumstances received informal discipline, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) did not require an employer to accommodate an employee who had such severe medical restrictions limiting the amount of weight she could carry that it rendered her incapable of performing essential job functions with […]
