Around one in five adults in the United States lives with chronic pain, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet talking about and receiving accommodations for chronic pain and fatigue is still widely considered taboo in the workplace.
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Based right here in Reno, Desert Research Institute’s Hydrologic Sciences Division (DHS) is at the forefront of researching humans’ impact on the environment and the environment’s impact on humans.
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As the pandemic subsides and employers transition employees back to the workplace and/or hybrid models, many employers are experiencing an increase in the number of accommodation requests and the increase is coming at the same time as employers set target dates for reopening offices and other workplaces.
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If you're guiding a team, your most fundamental job is setting others up for success — a concept that is easily lost among the million and one tasks that need your attention.
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Businesses hit with huge numbers of jobless claims during the pandemic won’t see their unemployment insurance premiums increase, officials announced this week.
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Are Swag Bags effective? Any tips for rebuilding my nonprofit’s Board of Directors? NCET’s panel of business and technology experts answer your questions in our monthly column.
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San Francisco. New York City. Boston. Sure, these tech hubs count as some of the hottest job markets in the country. But they are also among the most expensive — and affordable rents are often far from the action.
Everyone knows you need a marketing plan, and it can seem like a daunting process - but if you are running a small business, it doesn’t need to be that complicated. It really just boils down to establishing goals and writing a to-do list that will help you achieve them.
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The Nevada Legislature adjourned its 81st session late in the evening on May 31, 2021. Dozens of employment related bills are of great interest to Nevada’s business community. Lindsay Knox, a Vice President in McDonald Carano’s Government Affairs & Advocacy Group, provided important updates on the status of employment bills.
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Chrisie Yabu highlights the five lessons, and a ton of takeaways, on what marketing communications professionals have learned communicating through the pandemic, and how you can apply them beyond.
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Remote work has taken the business world by storm. Now, more jobs are remote than ever before. But what impact does remote work have on your company's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals? There are some pros and cons I've seen that may inform your perspective on remote work and its impact on DEI.
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To build high engagement, there are two fundamental principles you must accept. The first is that engagement is a set of habits, and the second is that trust is at the root of every relationship.
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Business owners plan and adapt to a lot of things for their day-to-day operations. That’s never been truer than this past year amid the coronavirus pandemic, when many business owners either pivoted their operations or altered their business model altogether.
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Now that we are emerging from the restrictions of pandemic life, we can look at what we’ve learned in the past year. What habits do we want to keep, and what do we want to change?
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After throwing around the idea for almost three years, Incline Village sisters Emme and Maea Wistrom followed their passion and opened EverGreens Juicery.
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Bill Leonard has been elected to the board of directors of NCET, a member-supported non-profit that produces educational and networking events to help people explore businesses and technology. Matt Fisher, Andrea Quiruz, Toni Quiruz and Chuck Sweeney have been re-elected to the NCET board.
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As a rising percentage of the population receives vaccines for COVID-19, many employers want employees to return to the workplace. Some employees, feeling isolated, want to return. But some don’t, and employers will need to make the case for bringing them back.
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Tesla is leading the charge on this effort by living through on its mission to “accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation.” Even better – much of the action is happening right here in Northern Nevada.
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