Return to Work: Back to the Future?
April 21, 2022
We are beginning to see the contours of the “new normal” workplace as significant numbers of employees return to the office. As expected, some companies
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Are You Contributing to Employee Burnout?
April 21, 2022
Employee burnout has been a hot topic of late, and the following factors are contributing to the problem: Overtime issues. While a recent survey by
Trying to Build a Healthier Workplace
April 21, 2022
CVS Health terminated an undisclosed number of employees after an independent investigation substantiated various sexual harassment complaints. These circumstances also led CVS to create an
Employees Over Profits
April 21, 2022
Skinny Vic’s Diner and Coffee Stop of West Bend recently shut down temporarily in response to rude customers. When Owner Vicki Lehnerz detailed the circumstances
The Evolving Workday
April 21, 2022
There is increasing employee interest, and increasing employer experimentation, in the four-day workweek. Steve Fields (founder and partner at Fields Law in Minnesota) and Thomas
Rethinking the Workplace
April 21, 2022
Emma Goldberg posits that the last two years provided a crowdsourcing opportunity of sorts regarding how we work, highlighting that the workplace “was one size
Are You Hiring Based on the Best Criteria?
April 21, 2022
Hiring based on metrics such as college degrees can be a real miss, especially when businesses have the ability to assess applicants’ skills in other
How Much Did That Birthday Party Cost?
April 21, 2022
Kevin Berling notified his office manager that he had a social anxiety disorder and, accordingly, requested that the company (Gravity Diagnostics of Kentucky) not throw
Reimbursing Remote Employees – Less Expensive Than the Alternative
April 20, 2022
In a California lawsuit against Amazon, a group of employees allege that Amazon did not reimburse them for work-related expenses incurred while working remotely—a violation
Long Covid: The Ongoing Effect of COVID-19 on Work and Society
February 14, 2022
While legislative and other efforts have helped support businesses over the last few years, the pandemic’s effects continue to reveal themselves. For instance, as of
