GOP bill has direct payment, revamped jobless benefit | Using affirmative action properly for diversity, inclusion | Working mothers face crisis as schools debate reopening
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Republicans are expected to unveil today a $1 trillion coronavirus aid bill, which includes another $1,200 payment for some Americans and an overhauled unemployment benefit that pays about 70% of an individual's former wage. The bill also includes funds for coronavirus testing, schools and universities.
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Implementing affirmative action programs does not mean taking from one group and giving it to another, writes Matt Nusbaum, director of BCGi. Nusbaum details what affirmative action is -- and what it isn't -- then outlines three steps that can help organizations apply affirmative action properly in their diversity and inclusion efforts.
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California is providing additional protections for essential workers and continuing its expanded workers' compensation measures for at-risk workers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. Meanwhile, an executive order from Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont creates a rebuttable presumption that front-line workers who contract COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, fell ill on the job.
A report from Slater & Gordon found that leaders in some organizations are pressuring their female employees to dress provocatively for video calls, saying it can help win business. Forty-one percent of women interviewed say their managers asked them to dress up for their teams and 38% said they were told certain manners of dress would please clients.