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WORKPLACE SAFETY Railroad workers aren’t the only Americans without paid sick days

Employnews — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:34:17 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY As freight railroad workers look to Congress to provide them with paid sick days, millions of other American employees have no safety net if they fall ill.
The US does not have a national standard o…

WORKPLACE SAFETY Former Volvo CEO: Companies still aren’t giving workers what they deserve

Employnews — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:17:06 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY Pehr Gyllenhammar was the CEO of Volvo for 24 years. He has also worked with or served on the board of such institutions as Lazard, Reuters, Rothschild, Chase Manhattan Bank, the Aspen Institute, The…

WORKPLACE SAFETY America’s retirement savings crisis is now. Here’s how to fix it

Employnews — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:19:02 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY Teresa Ghilarducci is professor at The New School. Tony James is executive vice chairman at Blackstone. The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own.
When the United States first dealt w…

WORKPLACE SAFETY Lawsuits reveal just how fraught the workplace has become in the age of Covid-19

Employnews — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:21:09 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY (CNN)When an elderly resident at an assisted living facility in Texas returned from the hospital after a surgery, she needed round-the-clock care — and the management put six workers on the case.
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Professor under fire after using Chinese expression students say sounds like English slur

Employnews — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:15:23 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY (CNN)A business professor at the University of Southern California became the center of an international academic controversy last weekend, after the school administration received a letter accusing …

WORKPLACE SAFETY Robots won’t take away our jobs. They will make work safer and more efficient

Employnews — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:15:20 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, industries that did not previously pose a health and safety ris…

WORKPLACE SAFETY Hong Kong’s dark-skinned minorities say they’ve never felt accepted

Employnews — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 04:14:44 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY Hong Kong (CNN)Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never treated him like one of its own.
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WORKPLACE SAFETY 5 things to know for August 21: Biden, Bannon, coronavirus, police, Latin America

Employnews — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:17:25 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY (CNN)American Airlines is dropping service to 15 small cities, and there could be more difficult airline industry decisions on the way.
Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Y…

WORKPLACE SAFETY Inequality makes school reopenings less fair

Employnews — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:19:12 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY Erin Bromage is an associate professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. His research focuses on the evolution of the immune system and how animals defend themselves from infec…

WORKPLACE SAFETY What you should buy if you’re going back into the office

Employnews — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:22:08 +0000

WORKPLACE SAFETY After months of working from home, many companies around the country are exploring reopening their offices. Though the ability to do so is based on your location and industry, for those workers who k…