Just about everyone is tired of the Covid-19 vaccine debate, but it’s time to start pushing another vaccination–for the flu. The flu is a terrible disease in its own right, but it turns out the flu vaccine has another benefit: It can reduce the effects of Covid. While the
Deciding to require Covid-19 vaccines for all your employees isn’t an easy thing to do. While the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) says clearly that you can make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory (with exceptions, discussed below), and the courts have upheld this, it’s not as easy as telling people to get
Should your employees be in the office or work from home? This is a question many businesses are tackling right now, and LinkedIn has the answer: Yes. Rather than fret about what everyone should do, LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, announced that LinkedIn’s new policy was that they would trust people to work
If you look at headlines, you’d think that the number one reason unemployed people turn down jobs is that they are getting massive unemployment payments. For example, Poll: 1.8 million Americans have turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits and ‘The Rundown’: Millions of Americans turned down jobs because of increased unemployment
I’m fully vaccinated, but to get on a plane in Europe to come to the United States for a combination business trip and family vacation, I still had to jump through hoops. If your business is ready to start doing business travel again, you need to prep your
Endometriosis used to be called the “Career Woman’s Disease,” but it turns out that what it is is a career damaging disease. A study in Finland found that women with endometriosis took 10 more sick days and 10 more disability days (the U.S. doesn’t really have something similar) than their non-afflicted counterparts.
Guillain Barre syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disease that requires hospitalization in almost all victims and has no known cure. With such a description, employers and people, in general, might be a little cautious about proceeding with the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on
Diversity and Inclusion are hot terms in business today, but companies often focus on race only. What about age? I receive many emails from readers asking about their working situation, and iff my inbox is any indication, age discrimination is widespread. I get far more questions about age
“You’re fired.” Most US employers don’t need a reason to utter those words, but New York City’s new legislation protecting fast-food workers is going into July 4, 2021. After this, employers will either need “just-cause” or layoffs for economic reasons to terminate a fast-food employee. The controversial new
If this headline sets your teeth on edge, you’re probably an employee whose boss has said it was time for you to return to work. If you’ve been working from home, it may be time to return to the office but not return to work. It’s the first thing bosses should not
