Tag: Workplace
The painful collision between work life and pregnancy loss
Jennifer Dimoff, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Jacquelyn Brady, San José State University, and Stephanie Gilbert, Cape Breton University
“It is with broken hearts that we...
How TikTok is upending workplace social media policies – and giving...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
As the Thanksgiving holiday was winding down, a medical center in Salem, Oregon, found itself in the middle of...
Your dog’s nose knows no bounds – and neither does its...
Ellen Furlong, Illinois Wesleyan University
I have discovered one positive amid the pandemic: I love working with two dogs at my feet.
As someone who studies...
Five workplace trends will shape life after lockdown
Dave Cook, UCL
We are experiencing the biggest remote work experiment in history – but many are beginning to imagine life after lockdown. Amid unprecedented...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
New federal sick leave law – who’s eligible, who’s not and...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
On March 18, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law.
The legislation is an emergency...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
US workplaces are nowhere near ready to contain a coronavirus outbreak
Karen Scott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The new coronavirus has spread rapidly around the globe since its discovery late last year in China. It has...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
