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Whether we realize it or not, we all have unconscious biases - even scientists who are trained to overcome them. Events of the last year have riveted our attention not only on a global pandemic, but also on race relations. Addressing this topic is important to us all - in our businesses and beyond. Unconscious bias training helps us understand why we harbor biases, how to avoid bad decision-making associated with those biases and how to promote greater inclusivity. 
The problem with unconscious biases is we don't see them. As Henry Thoreau said, "Many an object is not seen, though it falls ...
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated its guidance What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.

Many of the updates to the guidance document are consistent with the EEOCs March webinar on COVID-19, but the updates also provide additional clarifying information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and COVID-19 screening. The ADA continues to apply during the COVID-19 pandemic and requires that any employment disability-related inquiries or medical exams, including COVID-19 ...
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Posted in Wage & Hour
A basic tenant of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is that employers are required to pay their non-exempt employees for all hours worked. While this seems simple enough, sometimes employees do not record all of their work time. Under the FLSA, employers must pay for time worked if they know or have reason to believe that the work was performed. In other words, employers have a duty to make sure that work is not performed when they do not want it to be performed. Recently, in light of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) highlighting the ...
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