SEATTLE — Amazon, which faces mounting scrutiny over worker rights, agreed to let its warehouse employees more easily organize in the workplace as part of a nationwide settlement with the […]
Workplace Hazards and Violations
Trending topics and news from the Workplace Hazards and Violations category
Back to news homeWhiplash on U.S. Vaccine Mandate Leaves Employers ‘Totally Confused’
“You can’t really mandate booster shots yet,” he said. “It hasn’t been signed off on by any federal agency.”JPMorgan Chase, whose decision to require vaccines is complicated by its sprawling […]
Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandate Reinstated for Large Businesses
But Judge Joan L. Larsen, a Trump appointee, dissented, arguing — as had the Fifth Circuit panel before her — that the agency had exceeded its legal authority.The Coronavirus Pandemic: […]
Offices Close and Holiday Parties Fade as Omicron Brings New Concerns
As employers weigh vaccine guidelines and adjust their office returns, they also face a more immediate challenge: How will they celebrate the holidays as Omicron spreads? After a year of […]
Steve Easterbrook, Former McDonald’s C.E.O., Repays Company $105 Million
Mr. Easterbrook initially decided to fight the lawsuit, and his lawyers filed a motion to dismiss, calling it “meritless and misleading.”Updated Dec. 16, 2021, 12:46 p.m. ETBut with his agreement to […]
At Amazon Site, Tornado Collided With Company’s Peak Delivery Season
Amazon’s model of using contractors is part of a huge push that the company started in 2018 to expand its own deliveries, rather than rely solely on shipping companies like […]
What Is the Perfect Date to Bring Workers Back to the Office?
“We decided as a leadership team, ‘what was magical about these dates?’” Ms. Anas said. “It was extremely liberating saying, ‘We’re going to see how this nets out and we’re […]
How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public
The public never found out that inspectors cited another New Jersey nursing home, Rehab at River’s Edge, for failing to protect a fragile resident who fell seven separate times, at […]
Ifeoma Ozoma Blew the Whistle on Pinterest. Now She Protects Whistle-Blowers.
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a bill to expand protections for people who speak up about discrimination in the workplace.A new website arrived to offer tech workers […]
Bobby Kotick, Activision’s C.E.O., Faces Calls to Step Down
A group of workers at Activision Blizzard, the maker of well-known video games like Call of Duty, called for the company’s chief executive, Bobby Kotick, to step down on Tuesday […]