Rainbow after the storm

Marriott International Blue Cross Blue Shield Association JPMorgan Chase Citigroup It should be noted that JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are not just suspending donations to only the 147 lawmakers who opposed Biden’s certification. Rather, those GOP members are included in the suspension of all PAC donations to Republicans and Democrats in the upcoming months. … [Read more...] about These companies say they’re suspending donations to GOP members who opposed certifying Biden’s victory

Incendiary speech or activity also brushes up against other issues in a workplace. Let’s say a staffer parks a car in the employee lot that has an anti-LGBTQ or Proud Boys bumper sticker on it. Other workers pass by it and know that person’s opinions, which could make marginalized or underrepresented employees feel harassed. Employers have to decide what their tolerance levels are. … [Read more...] about Can you fire an employee who was a U.S. Capitol rioter? In a word, yes

So, the wacky MailChimp vibe has always rode shotgun with a serious, deliberate approach to growth. As Chestnut outlined in a recent blog post, the company has been a classic case of an overnight sensation–10 years in the making. At the outset, the company focused on building a paid customer base, and on profits. MailChimp went “freemium” in September 2009 and increased the number of paying clients by 150 percent, while growing profitability a whopping 650 percent during its first 12 months. Enterprise email is today a key area of growth; more than 20 percent of MailChimp subscribers have email lists with more than 10,000 subscribers. … [Read more...] about Creative Cultures: MailChimp Grants Employees “Permission To Be Creative”

But this time the company will cancel all D.C. area reservations during inauguration week, it announced Wednesday. The booking ban will also extend to HotelTonight, Airbnb’s app for last-minute lodging. According to the company, it will reimburse hosts for the money they would have earned from the cancelled stays. … [Read more...] about Airbnb is blocking D.C. inauguration bookings amid threats of violence

As the ocean warms, there are consequences for humans and other natural systems on our planet. Warmer oceans, along with a warmer atmosphere, bring about more intense storms—particularly typhoons and hurricanes—and increase the risk of flooding. With so much heat trapped in the ocean, the ocean will also release that energy, warming up our atmosphere. Extreme fires such as those in Australia and the American West throughout 2020 will become more common, the researchers say. … [Read more...] about Ocean temperatures hit another record high in 2020