According to the survey carried out by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation dated 3 Aug, 2020, it was revealed that employers had cited as lack of child care as one of the main reasons along with health and safety concerns why some workers were unable to fully return to work. About 40% of the 170 employers surveyed revealed that they have offered child care assistance, along with benefits or accommodations in response to the pandemic.
In a recent development related to unemployment cases in the US, it was reported that millions of Americans would face long-term unemployment with greater financial risks. The implications for long-term unemployment could be depleted savings and could turn into debt to cover daily living expenses. Finding a job befitting their qualifications and salary expectations gets difficult.
In a recent development, the lawmakers have floated a bipartisan bill that would sought to expand and modify the employer educational assistance programs. The Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act was introduced on 4 Aug, 2020, with an aim to assist employers in hiring and retaining employees who had lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, a Washington state grocer could move forward with her hostile work environment claim as the conduct that she alleged was severe and pervasive. With this ruling the Circuit Court had overturned a district court’s decision. According to a lawsuit filed Avery Simmons was subjected to unwelcome conduct including uncomfortable stares and touches.
In an internal announcement made by Boeing Co on Monday, it was stated it would offer a voluntary layoff packages with pay and benefits for the second this year to its employees. The move came in at the time when the plane maker is battling a coronavirus-induced slowdown in global air travel. The packages would be offered to employees not only in the commercial airplanes but also to the employees in service businesses along with corporate functions.
According to the Further survey of 5 Aug, 2020, it was revealed employers and employees are at not in sync on how to best use HSAs. The report also shared the health benefits administrator had concluded that while employers positioned HSAs as saving tools, employees used HSAs as spending tools. The study also stated that about 65% of consumers reported using HSA as a spending resource, while 23% stated they would use their account equally for both spending and saving. While more than two-thirds of employers associated HSAs with savings only.
Ex COO of Pinterest had sued the social media company alleging retaliation for pointing out biases in the recruitment, compensation and promotion processes. In a lawsuit filed on 11 Aug, 2020, one Francoise Brougher claimed that she was fired from her role in the organization because she spoke about the alleged discriminatory practices that were in violation of state law. Brougher also claimed that she was subjected to a hostile work environment.
According to a Philadelphia Federal Reserve survey that was released on Friday, the US economy would expand at a much faster rate in the present quarter than expected previously, however, the outlook looks weaker for growth and job creation in the fourth quarter and beyond. According to the Philly Fed’s quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters there was predicted growth in the current third quarter that would come in at a 19.1% annualized rate.
According to the bill passed by the State Assembly, California’s legislature showed some movement on a proposal that would mandate each publicly held corporation based in the state to have at least one director from an underrepresented community on its board by the end of 2021. While the state’s Assembly passed the bill in January, the Senate made amendments on 28 July, 2020. Now the bill awaits committee action. According to the bill, AB-979 – an underrepresented individual is one who “self-identifies as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native.
In a recent ruling by the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, it was revealed that a chemist working with Medline Industries was not subjected to discrimination by the association under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It was found that when the employee was fired out on leave, the employer had already twice modified his work schedule so that he could take care of his ailing grandfather. The ruling came out on 6 Aug, 2020.
In a recent announcement made by AutoZone Inc on Thursday, it revealed its plans to recruit more than 20,000 employees in the US in order to meet the burgeoning demand from both retail and commercial customers. The move came on the heels of North American auto sales slowly recovering since they had hit a bottom in April. This in result had pushed large automakers to ramp-up their productions and boost weak inventories at various dealerships.
According to the latest survey by Dow Jones, the first-times for jobless claims fell below one million for the first-time since 21 March 2020. The survey revealed that the claims for unemployment insurance falling is a sign that the labor market is on the continuous path of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Citigroup employee filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging he was subjected to discrimination and retaliation when he alerted the organization to the sexual harassment claims lodged against potential hire, in violation of state law. According to the lawsuit, the employee Thomas Krauss followed the internal procedure of reporting concerns to HR and complained that the prospective hire had resigned from his previous company amid sexual harassment controversy. While the person was not hired, Krauss faced discrimination in terms of performance reviews, and his salary.
Lyft might suspend its services in California, if the recent ruling that requires it to classify its drivers as full-time employees is not overturned. The announcement was made by Lyft co-founder and President John Zimmer during the organization’s second-quarter earnings call. Uber had made the similar announcement earlier this Wednesday.
According to a survey carried out by Paycor on 5 August, 2020, it was revealed that while the coronavirus pandemic challenged numerous businesses – small- and medium-sized organizations were optimistic about the economy recovery. The survey revealed about 54% of business leaders had plans to hire full-time employees in 2020. Further, more than 70% of about 600 business leaders that were surveyed revealed that the impact of COVID-19 on the business have been ‘moderately challenging,’ and about 87% of businesses had attempted to take advantage of government loan or tax program.
US President Trump’s executive order that was meant to boost weekly aid for unemployed Americans aimed to alleviate ‘acute financial distress,’ for numerous families across the nation. According to the executive order, the unemployed workers were to get an extra $400 a week in jobless benefits. But the restrictions on that extra assistance of about $400-a-week increase in benefits –implied that the amount would not be available to a huge chunk of unemployed workers.
In a recent announcement made by British life insurer Prudential, it was revealed that it planned to spin off its US business Jackson and would be focusing on Africa and its largest market Asia. The announcement was made on Tuesday and was in a response to investor pressure for a split. Prudential’s shares hit eight-week high as investors cheered the news that the company would follow in the footsteps of its peers.
Amazon, the retail ecommerce giant on Tuesday announced it had hired 1,000 employees at its Nashville, Tennessee office. With this announcement Amazon’s SVP of retail operations, Dave Clark, revealed that the company is ‘ahead of schedule,’ in its efforts to bring about 5,000 jobs to Nashville. Amazon had selected Nashville as its East Coast logistics hub, dubbed the Operations Center of Excellence in 2018.
While Uber fights a lawsuit from the California attorney general claiming that the company had denied benefits to its drivers, the Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi laid out his argument for a ‘third way’ to classify gig workers. Khosrowshahi had shared his argument in a New York Times op-ed published on Monday and came at a time when the company was fighting the lawsuit. As per the lawsuit, Uber had falsely classified them as contractors. According to the op-ed, Uber CEO had suggested companies relying on gig work should be required by law to create benefit funds that could be used by workers.
In a recent turn of events, McDonalds had sued its ex-CEO Steve Easterbook in Delaware state court to take back his compensation and 26 weeks of severance benefits. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday, it was claimed that the ousted executive had lied during the restaurant’s internal probe into his consensual relationship with an employee. The QSR also claimed that it received an anonymous tip in July, claiming that Easterbook had a physical relationship with an employee despite his denial, which prompted further investigation.
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