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Even in the Midst of Layoffs, Employees are Pushing Back on RTO Mandates
News of layoffs may be grabbing most of the headlines, but another issue is causing waves among workers: companies ordering employees back to the office — even those who promised permanent remote and hybrid arrangements. Amazon, Disney, and Starbucks are just some of the latest employers telling...
Stay Interviews May Help Companies Reduce Turnover, HR Experts Say
The point isn’t asking employees to stay; it’s to discover what dissatisfactions they have that might lead them to leave their current job. Everyone is familiar with “exit interviews,” but the fierce competition for talent is leading many companies to take a more proactive step: “stay interviews.”...
How Leaders Should Leave
Perhaps you're so burnt out or so excited about your next role that you're ready to run for the door, but slow down, cautions John Quelch. He offers nine tips for leaders who are ready to take the next step in their careers. Even the most loyal, long-serving employee may consider resigning from a...
ACA Responds to CFPB Analysis on Third-Party Debt Collection Credit Reporting
The report examines debt collection credit reporting and medical debt reporting from 2018-2022 through a narrow lens and overlooks multiple factors influencing credit reporting. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released an updated report on credit reporting trends from 2018-2022. The...
3 Common Mistakes That Can Get You Sued, According to an Employment Attorney
A company fired someone for too many absences and found itself in trouble with the EEOC. Your new business is a success and you've hired your first employees. As you juggle growing responsibilities with new hires, you may be tempted to leave things like employment policies and procedures until...
Full-Time Office Work is ‘Dead’: 3 Labor Experts Weigh in on the Future of Remote Work
The pandemic-era trend of working from home remains a key feature of the U.S. job market — and is likely to stay entrenched as a permanent perk for a broad swath of the American workforce, according to labor economists. The pre-pandemic baseline of going into an office five days a week “is dead”...
No More Mr. Nice Boss: Flexible Employers Were a Pandemic Blip
Were a space alien to have visited the U.S. in late 2020, it might have gotten a very skewed idea about the employee-employer relationship in the world of corporate America. Companies were sending their white collar workers money to buy desks and chairs for their work-from-home offices, and gift...
Amazon Employees Express Dismay, Anger About Sudden Return-To-Office Policy
Amazon employees on Tuesday continued to sound off about CEO Andy Jassy’s recently announced return-to-office mandate, including spamming an internal website with messages conveying their opposition to the new policy. Amazon tech workers created a Slack channel and drafted an internal petition...
9th Cir. Holds TCPA Autodialer Must Generate and Dial Random or Sequential Phone Numbers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a putative class action suit brought under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act because another panel of the Ninth Circuit had previously held that an autodialer must generate and dial random...