Biden’s diversity policies may line up with corporate America’s
Biden’s comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.
Election 2020
Biden presidency raises new hope for tech companies with foreign workers
From revoking Trump’s recent wage requirements to expanding the number of high skilled visas, President-elect Joe Biden plans to make it easier for U.S. companies to hire foreign employees.
What a Biden-Harris administration could mean for the caregiving crisis
President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled a plan earlier this year that would provide relief and support to caregiving Americans.
Boosting employee productivity after an election roller coaster
With the presidential election now decided, managers can model empathy and boundary setting to get employees back on track and refocused at work.
A Biden win and Republican Senate might lead to gridlock on health issues
Without a Democratic majority in the Senate, Biden as president could not likely advance many of his top health agenda items — including lowering the eligibility age for Medicare to 60 and expanding financial assistance for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
How to cope with Election Day stress
Health professionals share ways in which average, harried, news-obsessed readers can stay sane on and after Nov. 3., with wellness tips to handle whatever comes next.
Trump, Biden end drama-filled race with sprint to Tuesday
The final stretch of the race for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been fraught with dramatic twists — yet none of it appears to have altered the course of the race that was set months ago.
How political activism outside the office can get you in trouble at work
There's a balance between allowing an employee's freedom to express themselves in conversations with their co-workers while still performing their jobs, says labor and employment attorney Aaron Holt.
5 workplace issues at stake as Trump, Biden brace for election day
How each presidential candidate tackles workplace-related issues will have long-lasting ripple effects for employers.
New twists in year-end tax planning
COVID-19, the election and much more all need to be taken into account.
Talking politics in a digital workplace: 7 ways to keep it civil
The presidential election is stirring a lot of charged emotions; a labor attorney advises how managers can keep these conversations productive.
7 ways employers can encourage employees to go vote
“No one should have to choose between voting and earning a paycheck,” says Dan Healey, head of human resources at SAP North America.
Banks join push to give workers time off to vote
The move is part of the effort by banks and other companies to promote racial equity and be more sensitive to the stresses on front-line employees.
Kamala Harris nomination strengthens workplace diversity conversations
Other Black women who’ve made it to the highest levels of their fields say Harris will strengthen conversations about workplace diversity in the U.S.
Biden’s $775B plan sheds light on the U.S. caregiving crisis
“The U.S. desperately needs more care policies, spending, and federal and state infrastructure, so that Americans with care responsibilities can stay in the workforce,” says Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, CEO of Wellthy.
Biden proposes $775 billion child and elder care plan funded by real estate taxes
Biden unveiled a plan to bolster child care and care for the elderly that would be financed by taxes on real-estate investors — a “caring economy.”
Biden crafts jobs plan as he tries to negate a rare Trump edge
The former vice president’s plan is divided into four areas: a push to buy American and create manufacturing jobs; building infrastructure and clean energy; advancing racial equity; and modernizing the “caring” economy such as child-care and elder-care workers and domestic aides.
Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to boost wages for women of color
The Democratic presidential candidate proposes stricter rules for companies seeking federal contracts, and for diversifying the senior ranks of the federal government.
Brokers concerned about Washington’s impact on benefits in 2020 election
“I do have a lot of long-term worries about erosion of the employer providing group health insurance,” says one consultant.
