After laying off about half its workforce last week, Twitter is asking some people to come back as some workers slept in the office to meet deadlines for new features. Several of the 3,700 workers who lost their jobs are suing the company, claiming it violated federal law governing mass layoffs.

Early-stage startups are planning to recruit many of the highly skilled technology specialists that companies such as Twitter and Lyft are laying off. The tech job market nationwide added 317,000 positions in October, a 10,000 increase from September.

API-integration technology can help employers rapidly perform employee background checks, such as confirming education accreditations, and is a much-needed tool, especially as remote hiring surges, Chris Harper writes. "Companies could benefit from faster, more affordable, and more accurate verification methods," Harper writes.

Now that New York City's pay transparency law has gone into effect, some employers are publishing job postings with very wide salary ranges, which can create uncertainty for job applicants. Employers, however, say the wide bands may reflect possible differences in skills and experience, in addition to other considerations.

Leaders can tame their feelings of anxiety by not blaming others for their feelings, avoiding dwelling on anxious thoughts, getting organized and by creating structure and renewing relationships to feel connected and supported, writes Marlene Chism. "Much of our anxiety is due to our unmanaged thoughts about the situation, and not so much the situation itself," Chism writes.