It’s only been two days since Amazon announced it is splitting its new East Coast command post between New York City and Arlington, Va., yet the welcome mats are already fraying. Politicians and activists in each community are furious that the cities and states dangled more than $2 billion in incentives—such as tax breaks—to hook Amazon. https://goo.gl/BQGPg2
Google Overhauls Sexual Misconduct Policy After Employee Walkouts
#ICYMI: Google said it will no longer require mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct allegations and will provide more details about sexual misconduct cases in internal reports. https://goo.gl/aNcTha
Skills Gap Fallout Lands with HR
#ICYMI: HR is leading the search for the small number of qualified candidates available to hire, increasing pay to attract talent, refocusing on retention and succession planning, and heightening the urgency around employee development. https://goo.gl/Qqn3e4
Putting the Humanity in HR Compliance: Seek to Help, Not Just Follow the Law, with ADA Claims
#ICYMI: When you learn that an employee has a health problem that may interfere with his or her job, and that employee needs a reasonable accommodation to do the job well, how do you react? Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act with empathy, recommends columnist Jathan Janove. https://goo.gl/SzubJH