January is Mental Wellness Month

January is Mental Wellness month and our region is rich with resources to help you and your employees to support stronger mental health and wellness. The pandemic has caused dramatic changes and increased stress which have adversely affected mental well-being. “There’s a name for that blah you’re feeling, it’s called languishing” was The New York Time’s most-read article in 2021. This resonates with how people are feeling and broaches the subject of mental health which may be affecting your business as a reason for employee disengagement and turnover. Below are resources and tips which may help your business.

A Calling to Educate and Influence: Audrey Treasure is Making a Difference

Workforce Innovation Center Executive Director, Audrey Treasure, demonstrates just how serious businesses are taking diversity and inclusion. The stated purpose of the Workforce Innovation Center is, “partnering with business leaders to advance the adoption of inclusive practices in their workplaces that empower employees, the community and their businesses to thrive.”

Considerations for updating Covid precautions in your workplace

In November, we distributed a brief survey to learn how employers are preparing for the new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) released by OSHA related to COVID-19 vaccination and testing of employees.  As of January 12, 202 the ETS stands and nearly all provisions have gone into effect.  Whether enforcement continues is up to the Supreme Court, which is expected to issue a ruling any day. 

Free Tax Prep Services

Free Tax Prep, an initiative of United Way of Greater Cincinnati, provides free income tax preparation and filing services. Funded by the IRS and powered by volunteers.

A Framework for Inclusive Capitalism

For decades, business practices and economic policies adopted by both parties have favored capital over labor, but the crises of the past year have created new urgency to reverse these trends and address the financial insecurity of workers and their families. Rebuilding our economy requires reforming how our system treats those who power it. It requires a new social compact with American workers.