Supreme Court hears challenges to Biden’s vaccine rules for workers
Opponents argues Friday morning that the vaccine-or-test rules were an unprecedented imposition by the federal government on private workplaces.
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Legislation pits religious freedoms against employer rights
For the past year, Indiana employers have faced the challenge of whether to enforce COVID-19 vaccination mandates on workers who say the vaccines violate their religious beliefs.
Chamber survey shows quarter of workers planning job search
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce said the findings underscore the reality of the “Great Resignation” throughout the country.
Biden administration asks court to allow vaccine mandate
The legal tussle over the vaccine mandate for larger private employers is one of several challenges over Biden administration vaccine rules. Courts so far have not halted two other mandates—one for health care workers and one for contractors for the federal government.
FedEx shooting victims ask Indianapolis for $2.1 million
Lawyers for the victims said the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office failed to follow Indiana’s red flag law when they decided not to file a case with the courts to suspend the shooter’s gun rights in March of 2020.
Some firms have nixed the office; others are doubling down
No matter which path companies choose, they’ve had to figure out new ways to keep employees connected now that their co-workers might not be in the same room—or even the same state.
For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace
The figures point to a historic level of turmoil in the job market as newly-empowered workers quit jobs to take higher pay that is being dangled by businesses in need of help.
Economist: Pandemic recession has ended, but disruptions linger
Fifth Third Bank’s Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Korzenik told an Indianapolis audience Wednesday that the workforce crunch and sudden glut in downtown office space remain vexing problems, but Indiana is in solid position to take advantage of the return of manufacturing from overseas.
Whistleblowers to play key role in enforcing vaccine mandate
To enforce President Joe Biden’s forthcoming COVID-19 mandate, the U.S. Labor Department is going to rely on employees concerned enough to turn in their own employers if their co-workers go unvaccinated or fail to undergo weekly tests to show they’re virus-free.
Kim and Todd Saxton: Who can be an entrepreneur? Almost any of us.
People are often surprised when we describe our professor roles as entrepreneurial. While classes and some topics might be prescribed, how we deliver content (value) to our students and what resources we use (books, articles, simulations, etc.) are based primarily on our own entrepreneurial choices.
Citing burnout, women have been slow to return to U.S. workforce
A new report illustrates how the pandemic imposed a heavy toll on working women. It found one in three women over the past year had thought about leaving their jobs or “downshifting” their careers.
Seth Morales: It’s time to flip your talent model on its head
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all secret recipe to fill the talent pipeline, but here are a few ideas we can offer for a springboard in customizing your own.
IBJ Podcast: Can you afford to quit your job and be part of the Great Resignation?
Host Mason King talks with Peter “Pete the Planner” Dunn about how to prepare financially to leave your job. Plus, Pete offers a prediction about the stock market as the year comes to a close.
Mark Caswell: Creating ‘serendipitous’ moments remotely
In some ways, remote work has made communication feel less “human.” Conversations are more like transactions when every interaction is formal, scheduled and agenda-driven.
Indiana’s GOP push against vaccine mandate faces hurdles
Some conservative Indiana lawmakers who want to stymie planned COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers are facing skepticism from their own Republican leaders and the state’s largest business group.
Businesses nervously await fine print of federal vax-or-test rule
An obscure White House office is expected to give the green light any day to the rule’s fine print detailing how and when companies will have to require their employees to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing.
Don’t let the talent crunch derail your hiring standards
Too often in their eagerness to fill positions, recruiters can act like company cheerleaders by sharing only the most positive aspects of a job with applicants.
Kristen Cooper: Why every business leader needs a therapist and how to find one
While you might be one of the fortunate ones to have family, friends, mentors and spirituals leaders who can guide you through tough times, a psychotherapist will help you better understand yourself and those around you so you can be a better person, business owner, leader, partner, manager, team member, friend, parent and community member.
In the workplace: Be careful giving your best employees more work
Why doesn’t the reward of more hard work after a job well done motivate the most productive workers to stay with an organization? How can employers successfully appreciate employees and motivate them to maximize productivity?
IBJ Podcast: Here’s how to keep the Great Resignation from hitting your company
Host Mason King talks with IBJ workplace columnists Garrett Mintz, founder of consulting firm Ambition in Motion, and Mandy Haskett, a leadership consultant at Carmel-based Advisa, about how companies can engage with workers in a way that encourages them to stay in their jobs.