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Most Important Developments for 4/24

GetFive

Now that millions are suddenly doing their jobs at home as a result of the coronavirus, more companies want to know how employees are spending their time. The technology provides managers with daily productivity scores for remote workers or detailed reports on which tasks consume their days.

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All Employee Medical Information Isn’t Protected by HIPAA

HR Bartender

Regardless of your political views, I think it’s safe to say that the U.S. However, with this discussion comes a lot of disclosures about medical information. As in, “I’m an employee who has ABC condition and this is what I think about ….” has XYZ condition and therefore, we need to do…”.

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Deep Dive: 4 States with New Workplace Drug & Alcohol Laws

Cisive

Thirty-seven states have authorized the medical use of cannabis. Takeaways Cannabis laws are limiting employers from screening for cannabis. Delaware, Minnesota, California, and Washington have updated their laws effective in 2023 & 2024. Employers are already limited under the State’s medical marijuana law.

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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

The term “employee benefits” is used regularly, but often with a limited, traditional definition in mind. With a new generation of employees, soon to become the majority of the workforce, and a competitive, global labor market, comes new workforce needs and expectations. What are employee benefits? .

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Employees Still Afraid To Come Back To Work During COVID-19?

HR Counselor's Corner

By Laura Pokrzywa, HR Consultant, East Coast Risk Management. Amplified sanitation practices, facial coverings, and ubiquitous social distancing reminders are making some uneasy, while speculation about a second wave of illnesses has others on edge. So, what can you do? What If Employees Are Still Afraid to Return?

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White House to End COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: What This Means for Employers

Extensis

Thus, an end to the national public health emergency is on the horizon, leaving employers wondering: what’s next? Businesses were forced to quickly adapt to safety and sanitation protocols, as well as deal with consequential workplace hurdles, such as layoffs and voluntary employee resignations.

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my employee keeps groaning in pain — and won’t get medical treatment

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: One of my employees, “X,” has been having pains that I won’t specify for the sake of anonymity. It turns out that the condition is degenerative but can be managed quite successfully through physical therapy and occasional steroid injections. All this is info that was very openly volunteered to me.