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Future shock
HR execs ponder post-COVID work world
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As companies across Virginia continue to adjust to workplace changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many human resources managers say one thing is clear: The way people work has changed
Virginia ranks 3rd in CNBC’s Top States for Business
North Carolina bumps Va. from No. 1 after two years at top
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After two consecutive years at the top, Virginia slipped to third place in CNBC’s 2022 America’s Top States for Business rankings, the business news channel announced Wednesday morning. North Carolina
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Va. ABC telework plan diverges from Youngkin mandate
ABC will allow two telework days per week for HQ workers
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Employees at the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Authority’s Mechanicsville headquarters will be returning to in-person work three days a week, not the four or five days a week that will
Rainmaker-in-chief
New VEDP leader aims to build on predecessor’s success
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On Aug. 29, 2005, Jason El Koubi’s first day as research and policy director for Louisiana’s Baton Rouge regional chamber of commerce, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the state, resetting El
Jason El Koubi named VEDP’s permanent president, CEO
El Koubi had been interim leader since January 1
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Jason El Koubi will stay on as the permanent president and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the state economic development authority announced Friday. El Koubi was named interim
Va. AG hiring staff to target unemployment fraud
Miyares signs agreement with VEC
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Virginia’s attorney general on Thursday announced he has signed an agreement with the Virginia Employment Commission to hire more staff dedicated to investigating and prosecuting fraudulent unemployment claims, a problem
VEC reduces backlog by 89%
Backlog of separation claims down to to 27,728 from 246,273
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The Virginia Employment Commission has decreased its backlog by nearly 89%, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The VEC reduced the backlog of employment separation reports from 246,273 to 27,728 and
GOP lawmakers push to protect workers who decline COVID vaccines
Bill would allow fired unvaccinated workers to receive unemployment benefits
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RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to receive unemployment benefits if no other misconduct took place.
ID.me to drop facial recognition requirement for government agencies
McLean-based tech company received scrutiny over IRS contract
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Amid concerns over privacy and data security, McLean-based tech company ID.me announced Tuesday it would drop the facial recognition requirement in its identity verification software, offering a new option to
Avula tapped as Va. social services commissioner
Former vaccine liaison accepts Youngkin appointment
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Dr. Danny Avula, the director of Richmond and Henrico County’s health districts and the state’s former COVID vaccine coordinator, has accepted Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointment to become commissioner of the