April 19, 2021 - Smlr_net

19 Apr 2021


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*APRIL 19, 2021*
*Title:*                    Economic Growth Is Set to Surge. Hiring Might
Not Keep Up.
*Source:*               The Wall Street Journal
*Author:*               Sarah Chaney Cambon
*Date:*                   April 18, 2021
*Summary:*          U.S. employers might have trouble hiring workers fast
enough in coming months to keep up with the projected burst of economic
growth.
*Link:*                    https://on.wsj.com/3twWgst
*Title:*                    Labor Law: What Does the Legalization of
Recreational Marijuana Use Mean for Virginia Employers
*Source:*               Richmond Times-Dispatch
*Author:*               Karen Michael
*Date:*                   April 18, 2021
*Summary:*          Possession of marijuana will be legal in Virginia
effective July 1, with certain restrictions. Employers have begun to
question how this new state law that legalizes recreational marijuana
possession and presumably consumption will impact workplaces in Virginia,
if at all.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/32pOZPl
*Title:*                   Remote Workers Expect Pay to Reflect Their
Locations
*Source:*               SHRM
*Author:*               Stephen Miller
*Date:*                   April 19, 2021
*Summary:*          Geographic pay policies that set and adjust pay for
far-flung workers based on local compensation factors, such as cost of
labor and cost of living rates, are becoming more common among employers,
new research shows.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3sAwJgt
*Title:*                    ATI, Steelworkers Returning to Bargaining Table
as Strike Continues
*Source:*               TribLIVE
*Author:*               Brian C. Rittmeyer
*Date:*                   April 19, 2021
*Summary:*          Negotiators for Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the
United Steelworkers union are returning to the bargaining table. About
1,300 USW members have been on strike at nine ATI facilities since March
30. On Friday, the union said it had proposed returning to in-person
negotiations with ATI to resolve the outstanding issues that led to the
strike.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3an5sbi
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