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 […]
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 High on her list of concerns was attracting top talent, and whether the firm's location in an outdated headquarters in the central […]
Companies continue to look to mitigate their business risks by increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates, as unvaccinated employees are more likely to bring COVID-19 into the workplace and more likely to incur large medical costs from COVID-19 hospitalization. Moreover, unvaccinated employees are also more likely to miss work since they must quarantine after exposure, whereas those […]
After months of uncertainty, many employers will soon have an answer as to whether or not they need to proceed with COVID-19 vaccination mandates or testing requirements for their employees. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday will hear oral arguments regarding two of the Biden administration's COVID-19 workplace policies: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's […]
