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Discrimination against Mothers Mars Hiring
Workplaces still discriminate against mothers, a study finds. Another indicates that inflexibility about hours keeps moms out of jobs.
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Biden Announces Vaccine-or-Masks Mandate for Feds, Some Contractors
Federal employees will have a choice: get vaccinated, or wear masks when indoors at federal facilities and subject themselves to regular COVID-19 testing.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Agencies Update Mask Guidelines; Watchdogs Examine VA and IRS Facilities During COVID
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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OMB Reinstitutes Mask Mandate in ‘High Transmission’ Regions, Including D.C.
The return of masking requirements at federal facilities comes amid concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant.
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GovExec Daily: The Patent and Trademark Office's Approach to Hybrid Work
PTO's Telework Program Office Director Danette Campbell spoke to GovExec about the successes of her agency's telework approach.
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OPM Wants to See More Telework, Remote Work and ‘Maxiflex’ Schedules Post-COVID
Guidance published late last week promotes telework and other flexibilities as retention and recruitment tools.
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Back to Work? Here's How to Help Your Dog Cope
Millions of people returning to the workplace means millions of dogs left home alone. "This is something that's a big deal for a dog..."
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Unions Call on Biden to Name New Labor Board Appointees
More than six months into his administration, President Biden has yet to nominate a second Democrat to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, while the Federal Service Impasses Panel sits vacant.
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Young Workers Want Good Communication, Not Perks
New research suggests young workers, those ages 21-34, want respectful communication at work, not perks and "fun."
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GovExec Daily: The Culture Wars, Return to Offices and Management
Kearney's Leslie Parker joins the podcast to discuss how to navigate information about COVID-19 in the workplace.
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Why Women Need Male Allies in the Workplace – and Why Fighting Everyday Sexism Enriches Men Too
While women felt more included when they perceived male colleagues as allies, men who saw themselves that way reported more personal growth as a result.
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House Panel Advances Bill to Undo Trump Order on Administrative Law Judges
A bill working its way through Congress would restore the judges to the competitive civil service three years after the Trump administration gave agencies greater leeway in hiring decisions.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Concerns About the Delta Variant Rise; Administration Will ‘Continue to Follow the Science’ for Agency Reentry Plans
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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AFGE, VA Reach Settlement to 'Reset' Labor Relations
The Veterans Affairs Department has agreed to reverse actions taken to crack down on unions during the Trump administration, including compensating union officials for leave they took in the absence of official time and reimbursing the union for past office space and equipment rentals.
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GovExec Daily: The Latest Paid Leave Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the plan's advancement out of committee.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Administration Hits Six-Month Mark
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: OPM's Role in This Stage of the Pandemic
Katherine McIntire Peters talks to Office of Personnel Management's Rob Shriver about the future of the civil service.
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IRS Funding Surge Punted From Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Democrats still plan to fund major hiring boost for the tax agency in another measure.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Smithsonian and National Archives Advance Reopenings; Court Sides with CDC on Cruises
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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