Workplace efforts to contain the outbreak’s spread are raising a new set of questions for employees and employers. We answer them. By Rachel Feintzeig and Chip Cutter The new coronavirus’s spread is taking the relationship between employers and their workers into new territory—one in which both sides are trying to sort out their rights and responsibilities in containing …
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March 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday gave states flexibility to amend their laws to provide unemployment benefits in events related to the coronavirus in an effort to limit the damage on the economy from the pandemic. States can pay benefits in cases of temporary unemployment because the coronavirus is preventing employees …
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Lead editor, HR Dive Dive Brief: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping paid leave bill March 14 in response to the new coronavirus, and President Donald Trump tweeted his support shortly thereafter. Among other things, the bill would mandate up to 80 hours of sick leave beyond what employers usually provide “to quarantine …
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Posted on the Houston Chronicle by Anna Assad, Demand Media A positive employee meeting boosts morale, helps lower staff stress and frustration and encourages new ideas. The meeting’s tone is typically set by the person conducting it, so to have a positive meeting, you must consider the content and your presentation. Even a serious meeting …
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