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In-Person Workers Slow to Return to Jobs, Data Shows
11/09/2021 Comments Off on In-Person Workers Slow to Return to Jobs, Data Shows
This report from Stateline, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts, detailed show in-person workers, those who cannot telecommute, are reluctant to return to work as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. By Tim Henderson, Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts — Donald Trinks is seeing both sides of the labor problem in his restaurant: […]
Continue reading …Half of employers to require vaccination, Delta sparks doubts over workplace return
03/09/2021 Comments Off on Half of employers to require vaccination, Delta sparks doubts over workplace returnThe number US employers requiring Covid-19 vaccinations is set to surge as concerns about the Delta variant grow, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson. It found 52% of US employers could have one or more vaccine mandates in the workplace by the fourth quarter. Right now, only 21% require vaccinations. These range from […]
Continue reading …Most private insurers are longer waiving COVID-19 treatment cost-sharing, KFF research finds
27/08/2021 Comments Off on Most private insurers are longer waiving COVID-19 treatment cost-sharing, KFF research finds
Nearly three fourths of all private insurers have discontinued waiving treatment cost-sharing in the wake of effective vaccines becoming widely available, according to new research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Federal law requires all private insurance plans to cover the entire cost associated with approved COVID-19 testing so long as the test is deemed medically appropriate. Additionally, […]
Continue reading …Delta Variant Dangers Focus Government And Employer Action, New Surge Threatens
25/08/2021 Comments Off on Delta Variant Dangers Focus Government And Employer Action, New Surge ThreatensAs new information about the Delta variant emerges, authorities announce initiatives, incentives and mandates. This analysis by Dr. Jeff Levin-Scherz, Population Health Leader, Health and Benefits, North America, for Willis Towers Watson’s clinical response to COVID-19, provides a thorough outline to this emerging pandemic threat. Scherz is a practicing physician and is an Assistant Professor […]
Continue reading …Unvaccinated Employees Face Increasing Pressure From Employers — News Roundup
25/08/2021 Comments Off on Unvaccinated Employees Face Increasing Pressure From Employers — News RoundupUnvaccinated employees are facing increasing pressure from employers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or face firing. Employers Apply Different Requirements to Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Workers From SHRM – Some employers are applying selected workplace rules only to unvaccinated workers in an effort to protect employees from the COVID-19 delta variant, but are inadvertently intensifying conflicts […]
Continue reading …Indeed.com Aug. job postings 36.6% above Feb. 2020 pre-pandemic baseline
22/08/2021 Comments Off on Indeed.com Aug. job postings 36.6% above Feb. 2020 pre-pandemic baseline
US job postings on Indeed.com on August 13 were 36.6% above February 1, 2020, the prepandemic baseline. Job postings have slipped in construction and loading & stocking. Job postings on Indeed.com are a real-time measure of labor market activity. On August 13, 2021, they were 36.6% above February 1, 2020, the pre-pandemic baseline, after adjusting […]
Continue reading …Right to request remote work in Ireland – Tánaiste publishes views
21/08/2021 Comments Off on Right to request remote work in Ireland – Tánaiste publishes views
20th August 2021 — The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD today published views from members of the public and stakeholder groups on the right to request remote work. Earlier this year the Tánaiste published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy, to make remote and blended working a bigger part of life […]
Continue reading …Remote Working Checklist for Irish Employers
21/08/2021 Comments Off on Remote Working Checklist for Irish Employers
Remote Working Checklist for Irish Employers 8th July 2021 | Guidelines This remote working checklist has been prepared to provide employers with a quick way to navigate the adoption of remote working arrangements. This checklist covers the key areas of consideration for remote working based on official guidance. For further information visit Guidance for Working Remotely. Documents Remote Working […]
Continue reading …CARES Act Cliff: 7.5 Million Workers Lose Unemployment Benefits On Labor Day
18/08/2021 Comments Off on CARES Act Cliff: 7.5 Million Workers Lose Unemployment Benefits On Labor Day
With the CARES Act the U.S. government took bold policy actions so that workers impacted by this epochal pandemic would not suffer long-term economic damage. By Andrew Stettner, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation — The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed an unprecedented wave of unemployment impacting a wide variety of Americans, from those who lost jobs when […]
Continue reading …American Rescue Plan Funds Should Support An Equitable Recovery For Workers
05/08/2021 Comments Off on American Rescue Plan Funds Should Support An Equitable Recovery For Workers
By Asha Banerjee, Jaimie Worker, and Dave Kamper, EPI Working Economics Blog Last month, we at the Economic Policy Institute submitted a public comment on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s guidance regarding the . These funds are part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act’s resources for state and local communities to respond to the public health and economic crisis. […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill