Balancing between caring personally and challenging colleagues directly during the pandemic is more important than ever, as many employees find themselves being informal coaches/mentors for one another. We’re listening to “ZOOMed” stories that can be hard to hear and responding to emotions that are hard to witness. To keep your workplace resilient, it’s important to […]
Posted on May 20th, 2020 by admin
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CNBC and SurveyMonkey together polled over 9,000 workers in the U.S. to measure the impacts of COVID-19 on employee satisfaction. Nearly half of all respondents (48%) noted they are currently doing their jobs remotely. Among all workers—working at home or not—the latest results show an uptick in employee happiness: the survey’s Workforce Happiness Index is […]
Posted on May 19th, 2020 by admin
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For weeks, many states issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The road to reopening Connecticut’s economy will likely require a phased-in approach that will consider hospitalization numbers, widespread COVID-19 testing and detailed tracking of infections in different regions, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has announced. When Connecticut employers reopen and employees […]
Posted on May 18th, 2020 by admin
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For weeks, many states issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery plan is designed to get Maryland moving again as quickly as possible in a safe, gradual and effective way. No firm dates have been set. Hogan has released a […]
Posted on May 17th, 2020 by admin
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For weeks, many states issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s stay-at-home Executive Order, which has been in effect since March 21st, will remain in effect in its entirety until further notice. When New Jersey employers do reopen and employees return to work, they are under […]
Posted on May 16th, 2020 by admin
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Employers can get into a lot of trouble when they require employees to do extra work and not compensate them for it. But in order for it to be an FLSA violation, the employee has to be eligible for overtime. No detailed analysis required Daniel Smith worked as an organ procurement coordinator for Ochsner Health […]
Posted on May 15th, 2020 by admin
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Disabled employees have certain protections under the ADA, but what happens when their disability causes troubling behavior? The 1st Circuit examined this question in a recent lawsuit. Obscene language Kirstie Trahan, a military vet with PTSD, worked in a call center at Wayfair. She had issues with the close quarters of her work environment and […]
Posted on May 14th, 2020 by admin
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HR has never been as important as it has been during the coronavirus crisis. Its strength is demonstrating that commercial success can best be achieved by motivating, developing and coaching people, and creating great places to work. The crisis has unleashed new ways of working and challenges leaders and managers to inspire people they haven’t […]
Posted on May 13th, 2020 by admin
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No matter where employees physically work right now, most are struggling to stay focused, productive and passionate about their job. They’re distracted by uncertainty, new or changing responsibilities, newsfeeds and an unsettling desire to return to normalcy. On top of all that, there’s work! And it turns out it’s even harder to focus on work […]
Posted on May 12th, 2020 by admin
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For weeks, many states issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has outlined a 12-step plan to reopen parts of the state while trying to keep the coronavirus pandemic from flaring up again. The plan centers on keeping the hospital system from becoming overwhelmed with coronavirus […]
Posted on May 11th, 2020 by admin
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