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HR Dive | March 16, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives will need to vote once more on its emergency coronavirus bill due to unspecified, "agreed-upon 'technical' changes" to that bill, Roll Call reported. The development may allow small businesses to lobby for additional changes to the bill before the U.S. Senate votes on it, per the report. Some small businesses are reportedly "unhappy" with provisions in the bill that offer up to 12 weeks of paid leave for workers, Roll Call said. A spo...

Amazon | January 28, 2020

A new policy at Amazon, which can result in punishment or termination for employees who publicly criticize the company's stance on climate change, has prompted more than 350 employees to speak out in protest. The employees claim the company is trying to silence their activities, which includes urging Amazon to phase out fossil fuel use, and to stop making its cloud computing services available to the oil and gas industry. "It's our moral responsibility to speak up, and the changes t...

CUPA-HR | May 20, 2020

A recent research report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) provides a snapshot of health professions faculty, one of the fastest-growing disciplines in higher education. The report, Faculty in the Health Professions: Growth, Composition, and Salaries, indicates that the overall number of health professions faculty increased by 19 percent since 2014, compared to a 6 percent increase in the number of faculty in all other disciplines....

FinFit | July 20, 2020

FinFit, a FinTech company that provides over 150,000 employers with a unique financial wellness benefit platform, today announced a partnership with PeopleStrategy, Inc.®, a full-service brokerage and provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human resource (HR) solutions. FinFit's platform is now available to more than 200 PeopleStrategy clients, offering complete access to essential financial tools and resources to improve employees' financial well-being."PeopleStrategy is ...