Have you ever started a new job and felt completely lost on the first day? Starting a new job can be exciting, but it can also be very stressful and overwhelming. Assigning a workplace buddy who can help ease someone’s transition into a new role can be very beneficial for all involved.
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The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) introduced the 80/20 rule in 1988 which stated that an employee was no longer a “tipped employee” when they spent more than 20% of their time in a workweek performing side work. After litigation and court opinions in the subsequent years, the DOL began dismantling the 80/20 rule in 2018. The DOL issued a rule in December 2020 which would have done away with the 80/20 rule. However, the DOL withdrew this rule prior to its effective date and in June 2021 issued a proposal to strengthen the 80/20 rule. The final rule has been published.
Today, the modern workforce recognizes the importance of mental and physical health, no longer tolerating a stark separation between work and wellness. Subsequently, many companies have begun to explore employee wellness.
Recently the FBI announced that a defendant pleaded guilty in federal court to computer intrusion arising from her unauthorized invasion into, and destruction of data on, the computer system of her former employer following her termination of employment.
According to court filings, the defendant was fired from her position and two days later, she remotely accessed the company’s file server and deleted more than 20,000 files totaling over 21 gigabytes of data. The deleted data also included valuable customer information. The company has spent more than $10,000 in fixing this intrusion and destruction of data.
This case reflects the urgency of employers to act swiftly to disable a terminated employee’s access to everything in the organization. Using a Termination Checklist (available on MyFrankCrum, My Resources, HR Resources) is helpful. An insider threat can be just as damaging as an external criminal.
President Biden has announced a series of proposals to combat the COVID-19 pandemic more aggressively. The
COVID-19 Action Plan directs the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the agency within the Department of Labor responsible for setting safety and health standards for many employers, to develop a new rule requiring all
large private employers (with 100+ employees) to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated. Employees who remain unvaccinated will be required to produce a negative test result on a weekly basis. OSHA will issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to implement this requirement. Employers would also have to give workers paid time off to get vaccinated or to recover from any side effects of getting vaccinated. It is likely that the ETS will be issued in the next few weeks.