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High On The Job: Record Number Of American Workers Use Marijuana At Work

Allwork

This significant increase underscores a concerning trend in workplace drug testing results, signaling the need for attention and potential policy adjustments. It may also prompt discussions and potential policy changes regarding marijuana regulation and workplace safety regulations.

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Brookings 2019 Trends to Watch

Small Business Labs

The Brookings Institute is a large and influential DC public policy think tank. The report is targeted at government policy makers and lists the issues Brookings experts "expect will shape the world this year and the solutions to address them." And one trend and related analysis really jumped out at us. 

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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

The 2024 AI Index is the latest update to the annual analysis of trends in artificial intelligence. This year’s edition tracks research, development, technical performance, responsible practices, economics, policy, public opinion, and more.

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Artificial Intelligence at Work: How Office Professionals Can Build A.I. Skills for the Future

Eat Your Career

These programs can refine and even create brand new images, videos, presentations, written content, data analysis, and more. Follow your organization’s policies and don’t share any private information, whether personal or business-related. Over the past few months, we’ve all watched in amazement as hundreds of new A.I.

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Upcoming regulatory initiatives and their impact on payroll

BMT Office Administration

The main issue for payroll , he said, is knowing where your remote employees are working because you are required to withhold those states’ taxes under the legal concept of nexus—states may tax income earned within their borders. The process should include Payroll , the tax department and your legal department. The future of wages.

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Crypto’s creep into the workplace is creating concerns

BMT Office Administration

Cryptocurrencies aren’t legal tender. State payday laws, on the other hand, do require employees to be paid in legal tender; they can’t be paid with script, tokens, or similar media. You can have a policy against paying employees in crypto and it probably won’t be a deal-breaker for the vast majority of employees. It’s happened.

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AI Probably Won’t Take Your Job In 2024

Allwork

The Washington Post recently published an analysis of corporate reports and found that over 1,000 public companies have mentioned the use of AI. According to an analysis published by Goldman Sachs , “Using data on occupational tasks in both the U.S. The report found that hundreds of U.S.

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