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Judge Greenlights Class Action Suit Against Tesla Alleging Systemic Racial Discrimination

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Tesla has consistently stated its zero-tolerance policy for workplace harassment — asserting that it has terminated employees found guilty of racial harassment. According to a company blog post published in 2017, when the lawsuit was filed , “Tesla is absolutely against any form of discrimination, harassment, or unfair treatment of any kind.

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The Rise of Independent Worker Teams: Fiverr's Studios and Upwork's Agency Experience

Small Business Labs

" The boutique agencies Upwork refers to are small service firms, most of which utilize freelancers as part of their project teams.  These services also illustrate how the shift to cloud computing is creating new forms, structures and ways of doing business. and new ways of doing business.

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Is Your Workspace a CMRA? Prepare Now For Big Compliance Changes

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The current Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) process is being updated as part of government fraud prevention measures. Under a new regulation published January 12, 2023 , centers will submit client information to a centralized online database rather than rely on paper forms.

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Society 18 Founder Pamela Zapata on Supporting Influencers of Color and Knowing Your Worth

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“Racial pay gaps are an issue in every industry,” NBC News reported last year. That disparity comes as no surprise to Pamela Zapata, who saw firsthand the inequities in the industry during her decade-plus in marketing, production and influencer strategy—and set out to fix it. Nowhere is it worse than in influencer marketing.”.

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Customizing Coworking Spaces for Niche Markets: Smart Strategy Or Risky Move?

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Specialized spaces within coworking environments are trending, providing tailored amenities and designs for niche industries to foster creativity and collaboration. Coworking operators can leverage opportunities by offering industry-specific services, fostering strong communities, and creating targeted marketing strategies for niche sectors.

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A just in time lesson about office design

Workplace Insight

So it was perhaps inevitable that the principles of a process called just in time manufacturing – most famously applied in the factories of Toyota – should migrate to new forms of office design and the rapidly developing practice of flexible working. ” For staff, the reality was somewhat different.

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Deconstruct Your Office Into Core Resources To Rebuild Productivity

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Fast forward to 2020 when office workers in every industry scrambled to figure out what to bring home and how to create a similar office environment. The point is to offer enough choice to employees that they have agency in choosing what works for them at any given time. Workplace strategy has evolved from SF/person to SF/event.

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