As the U.S. economy begins to pounce back, finding qualified construction workers has suddenly become a challenge. Construction is rebounding more quickly than other sectors as postponed projects finally rev up. But as a construction manager, how do you put together a productive team with rival firms also battling to recruit top talent? Savvy construction …
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The life of the freelancer has begun to lose its appeal. You set yourself up as a contractor several years ago. At first, the freedom and variety was highly appealing. But you never thought lining up clients, invoicing them, and then having to gather the required 1099 forms at tax time would be so time-consuming …
If you’ve ever been on a dating app, you have learned one thing: Opportunities are many, but the right match can be elusive. Same holds true when you’re job hunting:
Because it’s not a “medical examination,” employers can order their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act or any other worker-protection laws. That’s according to new guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC said companies can go so …
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It should surprise no one that President-elect Joe Biden will appoint a new DOL leadership team, one that may impose more stringent workplace-safety standards.
COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics may be around the corner, but millions of Americans remain out of work and are doing what they can to scrape by. Temporary work may be the answer.
For employers still holding off on hiring, waiting to see just what happens, temporary employees might be the way to go.
RFhe 7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, which was put on hold earlier this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now been scheduled for Sept. 14-18, 2020.
Workers facing the prospect of a layoff amid a downturn in the economy will sometimes file a workers’ compensation claim because they’ll get more money and the benefits last longer than if they had filed for unemployment insurance. Moreover, the frequency of workers’ compensation claims tends to increase as the economy worsens. None of the above, of …
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There are plenty of benefits to hiring temporary workers, but there’s also a right way and a wrong way to go about it. We’ve come up with a list of five mistakes companies make in hiring temporary workers that we’re sharing here as more employers begin to restart business operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not …
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