Key SCOTUS justices skeptical of ACA lawsuit arguments | Basic Fun calls workers back to the office | What this coach learned about leadership from dog-sledding
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Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh (Pool/Getty Images)
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared skeptical of arguments presented by Republican-led states that the entire Affordable Care Act should be invalidated in the absence of a penalty for failing to enroll in health insurance. "It's hard for you to argue that Congress intended the entire act to fall if the mandate were struck down when the same Congress that lowered the penalty to zero did not even try to repeal the rest of the act," said Roberts, who added that it is not the court's job to strike down the entire health care law. Full Story: Bloomberg Law (free content) (11/10),CBS News (11/10),Reuters (11/10)
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Recruiting & Retention
Basic Fun calls workers back to the office Employees at Florida toy company Basic Fun are now back in their office -- wearing masks and socially distancing -- but CEO Jay Foreman had "so many sleepless nights" trying to decide how and when the return would happen. Some employees returned to the office over the summer, but everyone was expected to return by the Nov. 2 deadline. Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/10)
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Will a Biden presidency help caregiving employees? President-elect Joe Biden described a $775 billion plan during his campaign aimed at improving child care and elder care programs, the latter of which has particularly affected female employees during the pandemic. Homethrive co-CEO Dave Jacobs says, "Employers should still be incentivized to offer elder care benefits -- like many do for child care -- to help employees reduce stress and increase productivity at work." Full Story: Employee Benefit News (free registration) (11/10)
Path to Workforce
School brings CTE programming to middle-schoolers Lincoln County School of Technology in North Carolina will expand its career and technical education programs to middle-school students, in addition to high-schoolers. Officials say introducing CTE in middle school can help expand what is often a limited view of available careers among middle-schoolers. Full Story: Lincoln Times-News (Lincolnton, N.C.) (11/9)
The HR Leader
How to design meetings for decision-making Meetings can be more effective when the topic is clear, such as feedback on a decision and being considerate about who you select for the meeting, say Leigh Weiss and Aaron De Smet of McKinsey. "[I]f you have a bunch of people who you want to go execute and you want them to go fast, it can be extremely helpful to have those people in the room ready to get clear on what they need to go do to make it happen," De Smet says. Full Story: McKinsey (11/9)
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