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Senators debate liability protections as businesses reopen | Remote teams need more than "feel good" strategies | Google, Facebook extend work-from-home arrangements

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May 13, 2020

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Senators debate liability protections as businesses reopen

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said no further coronavirus-related stimulus measures will gain congressional approval without liability protections for employers. Meanwhile, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the government must set specific standards to protect workers as businesses reopen, although such guidance from the CDC has been shelved. Full Story: BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (5/12)

Recruiting & Retention

Remote teams need more than "feel good" strategies

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There are two kinds of trust necessary for remote teams: an emotional bond around good intentions and confidence that everyone is committed to doing their best work, writes Know Your Team CEO Claire Lew. She offers several steps for improving team trust, starting with "focusing on one tactic to build affective trust and one tactic to build cognitive trust." Full Story: Know Your Team (5/10)

Leadership & Development

Google, Facebook extend work-from-home arrangements Observer (5/9)

Companies that help in this crisis will win respect Darden Ideas to Action (University of Virginia) (5/8)

5 ways to prepare yourself for remote conversations SmartBrief/Leadership (5/7)

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Benefits & Compensation

Employees get increased 401(k) access under CARES Act A Willis Towers Watson survey of 816 companies found 65% have allowed employees increased access to 401(k) retirement plan distributions as allowed by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The survey found 64% have allowed deferred loan repayments and almost half have increased maximum loan amounts. Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (5/6)

Path to Workforce

New grads face drastically changed job market

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Many members of the class of 2020 find themselves pivoting as they leave school and enter a rocky job market that includes significantly changed prospects for the careers they have been working toward. Some are struggling to find a job -- any job -- while others have created positions for themselves using the skills they learned in school. Full Story: The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (tiered subscription model) (5/7)

The HR Leader

S&P Global HR exec: Your job is to help, not monitor The job of leaders today is to help rather than "direct and monitor employees," says Kumar Abhishek, a regional HR executive at S&P Global. "The role of the manager then becomes that of a mentor, to stretch, grow, guide them, and to remove 'blocks' impeding their progress in the organization," he says. Full Story: Human Resources (Singapore) (5/8)

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