The US Treasury Department would make funds available to help employers comply with a requirement for paid sick leave under a House bill meant to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says. "We are hearing feedback that certain small businesses are concerned about the burden of this," Mnuchin says.
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Many interviews are taking place online or otherwise at a distance, recruitment experts say. On one hand, people who are working from home tend to be easier to reach -- but interviewing at a distance can pose challenges for connecting personally.
Determining a woman's salary according to her pay history is a violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Eric Bachman of Zuckerman Law writes, citing a recent ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Bachman outlines how plaintiffs can establish a case and what employers must do to build a defense.
It's up to individual employees to make their work engaging, write Jane Dutton and Amy Wrzesniewski. Through job crafting, workers make personal changes to their roles and tasks to make what they do more meaningful and aligned with their values.
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