A decision handed down by a federal judge Friday ruled that St. Elizabeth Healthcare, located in Ohio, could require that employees receive the COVID-19 by October 1 or potentially lose their job, marking the first ruling of this kind in the US for a private employer. The ruling by US District Judge David Bunning noted that the employees failed to establish violations against their individual liberties.

Hiring people with criminal records opens a pool of about 70 million Americans, and additional benefits for employers include tax credits, diversity, and productive, loyal workers, research shows. Employers say second-chance hiring works best when it's skills-based and supported by such benefits as child support or transportation.

A report by multiple research organizations highlights how different states handle use of medical marijuana in workers' compensation, with some allowing insurance reimbursement, others prohibiting it and many lacking a discernible position. Medical marijuana is "generally considered a treatment of last resort" that requires physicians to assert other treatments are not viable, according to the report.

Leaders should be their company's thermostat for integrity because "a thermometer takes the temperature of a room; a thermostat sets the temperature of a room," writes Grant Schreiber, citing former prosecutor and Airbnb ethics chief Rob Chesnut. Integrity is essential to organizational culture, although it's crucial to promote integrity as a core value rather than as a compliance mechanism, Chesnut says.

Heads up employers -- more prospective workers are lying on their resumes, according to one of today’s Leadership & Development stories. Reasons range from wanting to get the job (duh) to covering up a bad break up with a former employer.

Have you ever hired someone who lied on their resume? What did you do when you found out? Tell me! And send this link to someone who you think could benefit from this brief.