The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for employers, which required businesses with 100 or more employees to implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for their workers and offer a weekly testing alternative for those who refuse or are unable to receive a vaccine. (The Court did, however, allow for the Medicare […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for employers, a ruling that leaves vaccine decisions in the hands of employers nationwide and may complicate safe return-to-workplace plans as COVID infections reach all-time highs. Justices ruled 6-3 that the administration cannot enforce its sweeping rule that employers with 100 or more […]
As HR leaders and the employees they oversee enter the third year of a global pandemic, the stakes are high for every working professional today. Vaccine mandates, employee retention amid the Great Resignation and enhancing employee experience continue to challenge even the most seasoned HR veteran. To address these issues and more, the theme of […]
As 2022 gets underway and employees' expectations continue to evolve, employers are racing to develop future-of-work plans that take into account what their workforces want—and flexibility will likely be at the heart of them. While policies can help formalize an employer's approach to flexibility and hybrid or remote work, employers shouldn't overlook another key element: […]
From the moment in August 2019 that Heyward Donigan became CEO of Rite Aid Corp.—operator of nearly 2,500 drugstores nationwide, in a highly competitive sector—she was thinking of radically shaking up the workplace. High on her list of concerns was attracting top talent, and whether the firm's location in an outdated headquarters in the central […]
The past year was filled with ample challenges for companies, from navigating a remote workforce to operating during a global pandemic and rising to meet the new challenges of an ever-shifting world. Out of all of this, a new challenge has emerged—hiring. This pattern shows no signs of slowing in 2022. Companies around the world […]
First, I'd like to extend my best wishes for continued health and success as we begin the new year! Like many of you, I'm sure, I spent some time over the holiday break cleaning up the office, tossing out some files and notes, and even tidying up old online files. During this process, I ran […]
As the Omicron variant surges across the nation, resulting in a record number of COVID infections, employers have their eyes on one significant job: getting employees boosted. Although COVID-19 vaccination has been a big focus over the past year, booster shots have only recently entered the equation. Now, with experts encouraging virtually all Americans to […]
