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One company is pushing workers to take five consecutive paid days off this summer in an effort to recharge the workforce, while another is suing an IT help desk provider for the cost of a cyberattack.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
5
The number of consecutive days off Olipop leadership is asking employees to take between June and September as part of the soda marker’s summer PTO initiative.
$7.25
The hourly amount of the federal minimum wage, which has remained unchanged for 16 years, as of this week.
18
The number of conservative states that sought to dismiss their pending lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after a Texas district court judge’s decision to vacate portions of the agency’s harassment guidance.
19%
The percentage of workers surveyed who said they have disguised their mental health days as physical illness days, according to a recent report on sick time.
$380 million
The amount that a 2023 cyberattack that affected Clorox’s production capability cost, the company said in a lawsuit against Cognizant, which managed its IT help desk.
