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HR Works COVID-19 Update: Will Due Diligence Help Employers Win COVID-Related Lawsuits?

As the landscape of work changes, so will the landscape of employment law. Across our nation, some states are closing down while others are opening up. That creates a lot of variability in how employers approach keeping everyone safe and the return to work. What are the liabilities? How can they keep up when best […]

HR Works COVID-19 Update: Supporting DACA Recipients More Important Than Ever

The major win for DACA recipients a few weeks ago made the news for how unexpected it was. However, the issue is far from solved. In this episode, we discuss what you need to know about supporting your DACA workers right now before things change. We are pleased to have back with us today, Jonathan […]

HR Works: How HR and EHS Work Together During a Crisis

In this special episode of HR Works Podcast, my colleague Justin Scace from the EHS On Tap Podcast joins me to interview an EHS and an HR professional from one of the largest private companies in the United States: Koch Industries, Incorporated.

HR Works COVID-19 Update: Immigrants in the Pandemic

Between general travel restrictions, anti-immigrant travel restrictions, massive unemployment, closed businesses, and now the recently announced ban on certain foreign national visas, immigrant workers in the U.S. are undergoing particularly challenging times. They are not the only ones feeling the pain; employers of foreign national workers are also struggling. In this episode, we are pleased […]

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HR Works: The Return to Work?

In this episode, I speak with a highly respected authority on the psychology of change about the return to work. Many have adjusted to the new realities presented by the coronavirus, and yet states and workplaces alike are reopening their doors. What does that mean for those of us who stayed home? What if we […]

HR Works: COVID-19 Update on Avoiding COVID Related Employee Lawsuits

Now more than months into the pandemic, we are starting to see the first COVID-related employee lawsuits. Last week we began to discuss which employee policies need to be updated or created to handle new legal challenges surrounding the coronavirus. For example, we recently saw a wrongful death and survival action for the coronavirus related […]

HR Works COVID-19 Update: What Should Be in Every Employee Handbook

COVID-19 has changed everything, but has your employee handbook been updated? In this episode of HR Works: COVID-19 Update, my guest discusses the critical policy updates that your organization needs to make in order to avoid an upcoming wave of coronavirus-related litigation. Now three months into the pandemic, we are starting to see the first […]

HR Works: Someone Moved My Cheese Again

Dr. Spencer’s Johnson’s insightful book “Who Moved My Cheese” sold 25 million copies and suggested how we can deal with change more effectively. We’ve since learned that adaptability is one of the most important thinking facets, and that emotional intelligence (“EQ”) can be directly linked with an individual’s capacity to adapt. COVID-19 has underscored the […]

HR Works COVID-19 Update: Paycheck Protection Program Part 2

In the last episode, we began to explore some of HR’s responsibilities when it comes to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, or the PPP for short. In this episode, we’ll continue that conversation and learn about compliance obligations, the likelihood of audits, and when the loans stay a loan or become forgiven. We […]

HR Works COVID-19 Update: Paycheck Protection Program

As companies struggle to stay in business, many have decided to take advantage of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, or the PPP for short. HR professionals should take into consideration the details surrounding this type of loan, like whether you have to hire back the same employees to take advantage of loan forgiveness, […]