#ICYMI: Businesses face myriad disruptions when valued employees resign, such as decreased productivity and morale. Since it can take a few weeks to get the search for a replacement going, employers might be tempted to require workers to give notice before leaving. But employers should be aware of the associated risks. https://goo.gl/oixTfU
Canada: Refusal to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Was Justified
There are limits to how far an employer must go to discharge its duty to accommodate a medical marijuana user in a safety-sensitive job when it is not possible to measure current levels of impairment at work. https://goo.gl/b2R7uJ
UK: Parental Bereavement Act Is Expected to Apply in 2020
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, entitling employed parents who have lost a child to take statutory paid leave to allow them time to grieve, is expected to take effect in 2020. https://goo.gl/oCbJrB
The Basics of the VA API Feedback Loop
I’m working to break down the moving parts of API efforts over at the VA and working to provide as much relevant feedback as I possibly can. One of the components I’m wanting to think about more is the feedback loop for the VA API efforts. The feedback loop is one of the most essential aspects of doing an API and can quickly become one of the most debilitating, paralyzing, and nutrient starving aspects of operating an API platform if done wrong or if non-existent. However, the feedback loop is also one of the most valuable reasons for wanting to do APIs in the first place, providing the essential feedback you will need from consumers and the entire API ecosystem to move the API forward in a meaningful way.
Current Seeds of the VA API Feedback Loop
Current the VA is supporting the VA API developer portal using GitHub Issues and email. I mentioned in my previous review of the VA API developer portal that the personal email addresses provided for email support should be generalized, sharing the load when it comes to email support for the platform. Next, I’d like to address the usage of GitHub issues for support, along with email, and step back to look at how this contributes to, or could possibly take away from the overall feedback loop for the VAPI API effort. Defining what the basics of an API feedback loop for the VA might be. https://goo.gl/JRpFH4