At least 31 states will have relaxed social distancing measures and allowed some businesses to reopen within the next few days. While COVID-19 deaths surpassed 60,000 and infections surpassed 1 million, a CDC analysis found fatalities "are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks" if restrictions aren't strongly maintained, but projections are uncertain and depend on whether states incorporate "strong contact reduction" measures.
Manufacturers not only need to properly support and ensure safety for workers who are still reporting to factories during the coronavirus pandemic, they also need to give them a sense of purpose, writes SAP America executive Lloyd Adams. He recommends "distributing productivity reports, sharing positive feedback from customers or even highlighting media coverage that details the results of their efforts."
States including California and New York are facing resistance from businesses and public employers over efforts to extend workers' compensation benefits to a broader range of frontline workers who contract COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Employers say some proposed changes would be financially destructive for insurers and hurt the economic recovery.
Managers are stressed out, with many having to deliver bad news and to handle difficult situations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are several ways for these leaders to ease the pressure.
Fans, coaches and sports experts have long debated the ideal body type for boxers, often with an emphasis on massive muscles. But as seen with George Foreman and two recent fights between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua, for the heavyweight class, muscle matters less than "good mobility and conditioning," writes William D'Urso.