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What Every Business Needs To Know About The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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29, 2022, and it was recently passed by Congress as an amendment to the FY23 Federal Spending Bill. If you are an employer, your business will need to address these items: Update the pregnancy accommodations policy in your employee handbook. This pivotal piece of legislation instructs U.S. When was PWFA Signed, and Where Does It Apply?

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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Her manager, she said, would make sexualized jokes, resulting in what Watson felt was a hostile work environment. “It Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. I was like an outsider in my department.” It was a job that she liked.

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

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s fastest-growing media agencies, MediaLab , and held in collaboration with an organization focused on boosting the number of minority ethnic employees in the media industry, Media for All (MEFA). A panel discussion recently attempted to unpick how organizations can develop culturally sensitive mental health support in the workplace.

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Is a Widespread Return to Working in the Office on the Horizon?

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Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in August and September 2022, nearly 3 in 4 businesses had little or no remote workers. She’s most clearly seeing RTO mandates in technology fields, in which several companies are reversing their “work from anywhere” pandemic policies for some or all of their employees.

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Employers Beware: There Are Rising Legal Risks Of Rigid RTO Policies

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This case emphasizes the importance of ADA compliance and the need for employers to be flexible and consistent in accommodating employees, especially in changing work environments. Such figures not only highlight the preferences of older workers but also underscore the potential unintended consequences of inflexible RTO policies.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. In 2022, Cornish received the Woman of the Year Award from iHeartMedia radio for her work in the community and in corporate America.

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A Single Disaster Kills 40% Of Businesses — Stop Putting Off Contingency Planning

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The potential damage that these disruptive events can inflict on an organization should inspire proactive planning — including everything from updating insurance policies to preparing a migration strategy and shoring up cyber security. According to Bankrate, “between 2022 and 2023, wildfires accounted for over $3.2

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