Tech companies back White House push for diversity | N.J. high court: Divorce isn't grounds for termination | Use personal branding to better manage your career
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More than 30 technology firms have signed the White House Tech Inclusion Pledge, promising to set diversity goals and to track progress toward them. The companies say they will invest in partnerships to improve the pipeline for delivering qualified talent to the industry. The Hill (6/22)
3 Ways ACA Impacts You in 2016 ACA reporting was a daunting task for most employers. But it might just be the gift that keeps on giving. ACA compliance leader Heatlh E(fx) and Benefitfocus reveal the secrets in this free webcast on successfully managing ACA change in 2016 and beyond. Watch On-Demand Now!
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Recruiting & Retention
N.J. high court: Divorce isn't grounds for termination The New Jersey Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that employers cannot legally fire an employee for divorcing. The ruling upholds a 2014 appeals court decision that states an EMT was wrongfully terminated because his employer worried a work-related affair would cause an "ugly divorce." Reuters (6/21)
Protect Yourself from an Unethical Boss To ward off immoral requests, take a lesson from vampire lore. Learn more from research by Kellogg School of Management Professor Maryam Kouchaki.
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Leadership & Development
Use personal branding to better manage your career Personal branding is not an attempt to polish your image, but a way to manage your career, writes James daSilva. It's important for professionals to mention in their personal branding statement what they can be depended on to provide, daSilva writes. SmartBrief/Leadership (6/21)
Benefits & Compensation
Telemedicine gains more acceptance among employers Employers are embracing telemedicine in increasing numbers, largely by providing insurance coverage for workplace kiosks that connect to health care providers by phone or video. Insurers and employers say kiosks can increase productivity and reduce costs while still providing access to effective care. Kaiser Health News (6/21)
Path to Workforce
NASA leader, CTO talk gender gap in STEM fields About one-fifth of NASA's engineers and fewer than a third of its scientists are women, says NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman. Progress has been made, but advanced math and science classes need to be designed with gender disparities in mind, and girls need to see women in the profession. US Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith says addressing the dearth of women in science means shifting cultural representations of women. USA Today (6/15)
The HR Leader
Your work chats are probably not that private The ability to create private channels on the Slack messaging platform can open up safe areas of discussion, but privacy only extends so far. "Anything you communicate on a workplace device using a workplace network may ultimately belong to your employer," said Slack spokeswoman Julia Blystone. National Public Radio (6/21)
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