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In today’s Weekend Roundup, we take a look at how HR can reinforce a more dynamic workforce by focusing on identity, agility, and scalability when hiring. And as job duties change during the pandemic, it’s essential to update job descriptions.

In today’s Weekend Roundup, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended flexibility for compliance with the Form I-9 to January 31, 2021. As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, pharmacies nationwide are ramping up hiring pharmacists and technicians to administer shots.

In today’s Weekend Roundup, a new study by National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research takes a look at how employees responded when forced to start working remotely, New Jersey passes a bill establishing regulations for selling and consuming marijuana…

In today’s Weekend Roundup, five more states legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use. The chief marketing officer of Electric, Andrea Kayal, shares her thoughts on the importance of hiring nice people versus those with practical experience.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, we take a look at how the coronavirus is changing the way HR professionals work. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the pre-employment drug-testing waiver.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, Hulu’s series Little Fires Everywhere starring Reese Witherspoon and Karee Washington take liberties with employee background checks. Vanderbilt law professor, Jennifer Shinall takes a look at legislation designed to protect pregnant employees.

In this week’s Weekend Roundup, the activist who created the #GrabYourWallet campaign has published a database of arbitration policies for sexual harassment of roughly 500 companies. The topic of paid leave benefits due to the coronavirus has hit Capitol Hill.

In today’s headlines, a man who was cleared to work at a school in Illinois and hid a cellphone that recorded video in a bathroom did in fact have a criminal record.

Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is issuing a $95,000 settlement to a former employee in an EEOC harassment and retaliation lawsuit. A former Delta Airlines flight attendant is suing the airline for wrongful termination because of age discrimination.

Two oilfield services companies based in Houston agreed to pay $1.2 million in a settlement for race discrimination and a retaliation lawsuit. In other news, a former Urban Outfitters employee is suing the company for pregnancy discrimination.

It’s typically difficult to land a bank job if you have a record. However, banking giant JPMorgan Chase is hiring people with criminal records for a pilot initiative in Chicago.

According to the Labor Department’s most recent jobs report, employment is still growing in the U.S., but slowing in some important blue-collar industries. Part of the problem could be drug abuse: A rise in failed drug tests in critical sectors could potentially threaten public safety.