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Pandemic discrimination: remind staff of policies

Business Management Daily

The wave mirrors the discrimination Middle Easterners experienced following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The incidents may cause employer liability as either national origin discrimination or racial discrimination. The bar against harassment should extend to social media as well, but of course, there are limits.

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Understanding and preventing incivility at work

Business Management Daily

A 2001 workplace study by Cortina, Magley, Williams, and Langhout establishes some of the most prominent impacts workers feel when mistreated by their employers, with negative outcomes affecting everything from the quality of their work to their physical and mental health. At its worst, they suffer panic attacks in the parking lot.

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My Take: Macroeconomic uncertainty makes a return thanks to the coronavirus

GetFive

In 2001, the recession was already in its sixth month when the attack occurred. Which sector can pick up the mantle borne by the carmakers nearly 20 years ago and keep consumers and businesses spending as the virus runs its course remains to be seen. The implications for the economy are significant! Could it be the public sector?

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A Shifting Landscape of Workplace Challenges

EverFi - HR

As organizations review and re-review their remote work, health and safety, and diversity and inclusion policies and practices, navigating the complex legal landscape related to accommodations, harassment, and discrimination–all while supporting a positive workplace culture–is crucial.

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Mariah Carey Won’t Let Bipolar Diagnosis “Define” or “Control” Her

HR Daily Advisor

Although she was first diagnosed in 2001, Carey says she finally sought treatment recently after “the hardest couple of years [she’s] been through.” Mariah Carey, known as an iconic singer-songwriter and a dramatic diva, disclosed to People magazine last week that she has bipolar disorder.

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DOL Issues First Opinion Letters in 9 Years, Provides Clarity on FMLA and FLSA Matters

HR Daily Advisor

These breaks amounted to a total of 2 hours’ lost work over the course of the day, so the employer essentially asked which principle prevails—the FLSA’s requirement that short breaks be compensable or the FMLA’s provision of leave on an unpaid basis? Follow Holly Jones on Google+.

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Care About Employees, But Be Careful

TalentCulture

According to the study, since 2001, companies that embrace “whole person” employee engagement have consistently outpaced growth in S&P average cumulative share price by margins of up to 99%. Of course, managers should not tell each employee that he or she is loved. Biro cites an important study by the Boston Consulting Group.