Companies should prepare employees for an active-shooter situation, writes safety-training expert Judie Smithers. She offers nine tips for training, including how to spot potentially violent behavior, how to evacuate or hide, and what to do when law enforcement arrives. The Business Journals (tiered subscription model)/Denver (6/22)
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Google job-search feature goes live Google on Tuesday launched its advanced job-search tool, allowing any job seeker to find and filter relevant job openings with a simple keyword search. Google has teamed with Facebook, Glassdoor, CareerBuilder and LinkedIn, among others, to bring more search results to users. CNBC (6/20)
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The Ultimate Guide to Employee Recognition Want to learn how to create a meaningful strategy that will yield higher levels of employee retention and engagement? Read "The Ultimate Guide to Employee Recognition" to learn about the case for employee recognition, how to secure management buy in, how to create a recognition program road map and implement a program.
Senate Republicans on Thursday released a 142-page bill, aimed at repealing and replacing portions of the Affordable Care Act, that would also make steep cuts to Medicaid and end the requirement for all Americans to have health insurance while creating new federal tax credits to help people buy coverage. The bill would allow states to drop benefits mandated by the ACA, such as maternity and mental health care, and it would continue cost-sharing reduction payments through 2020. Forbes (6/22),The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers) (6/22)
Teen coder offers work-life balance tips A 15-year-old coder recently spoke at the Catalyst Conference in San Francisco about how she balances work with school. Keila Banks says the best advice she's heard is simple: do what you love. VentureBeat (6/20)
