Employers should be aware of potential litigation risks as they make plans to reopen their businesses and call their employees back to work, write attorneys Stacey Bowman, Brittany Falkowski, Anne Mayette and A.J. Weissler of Husch Blackwell LLP. This article outlines the top five claims facing employers -- including symptom monitoring and privacy laws -- and what they can do to mitigate those risks.

Now is the time for employers to rethink recruiting practices, particularly how they craft their job postings, Katrina Kibben, founder of Three Ears Media, said in a Facebook live discussion. "Job postings are the currency of recruiting ... feel free to challenge what you've always thought about job descriptions and job postings," Kibben said during the session.

Findings from a FlexJobs survey suggest that flexible work options offer important support to workers dealing with mental health issues or difficult circumstances. Eighty-four percent of survey respondents said that flexible work options would help them better manage their mental health and 35% said they have had to take time off work because of personal challenges, including death or divorce.

Employers and employees alike know skills development is vital, but they differ on how to accomplish these new skills, according to a Pluralsight report. Employees said they would prefer to have more upskilling opportunities but would choose self-paced courses over one-size-fits-all conferences or boot camps.

Triaging teams' most critical problems is just a first step in managing during the pandemic, write Mark Mortensen and Constance Noonan Hadley. "While many companies aren't yet in the long-term care mode of this crisis, we urge leaders to start thinking about laying the foundations now, as this is your chance to make sure bad habits aren't formed and established," they write.