ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Local healthcare industries may start facing lawsuits after denying some employees religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
According to a survey of 1,400 adults conducted by YouGov for Policygenius, an online insurance marketplace, 33% of workers (both part- and full-time) who get health insurance through their employer would be very or somewhat likely to quit if that weren't the case.
When two-time Olympian Simone Biles recently withdrew herself from the Olympic games, she sent millions into a confused frenzy with her abrupt exit. Biles wasn’t injured or sick; she pulled herself out of the competition because she did not feel she was mentally fit to compete.
This has helped surface a larger conversation around mental health and the courage it takes to speak up. Despite the ongoing dialogue, corporate America is still struggling to grasp just how much these matters of the mind affect all aspects of business on a daily and long-term basis. Ignoring the mental wellbeing of athletes and employees alike isn’t an option anymore, the stakes are high, and the cost is too great.
The pandemic has changed the flow and definition of workspaces for many Americans. But moving forward, Gen-Zers may keep the changes going, forcing the old guard to shake off the dust and update itself from the status quo. MSNBC’s Zerlina Maxwell is joined by the former Executive Editor for Teen Vogue, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, to discuss the future of the workplace, a shift from the work-obsessed lifestyle, and the push from corporate neutrality.
Even under the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, the congresspeople who work far less than most Americans (for a base salary of $175,000) have declined to offer their constituents the most basic and widespread form of state support.
A proposal for universal paid leave for new parents, the sick, the bereaved, or people taking care of ill relatives was whittled down in budget negotiations over the last month from 12 weeks to four. Now it appears to be gone from Biden’s Build Back Better plan entirely.
While it’s mostly big businesses and high-profile hacks that make headlines, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and organizations are also targets for bad actors — costing them downtime, data, business, and revenue.
The best network defense is a strong, proactive security offense. Here are four tips for organizations looking to shore up their cybersecurity protocols and products: