President Donald Trump's nominee for Labor secretary, Eugene Scalia, if confirmed by the Senate will oversee and shape the Department of Labor's enforcement of labor laws. In this commentary, labor law attorney Tom Spiggle offers insight on how Scalia may interpret laws and what this could mean for employers and workers.

The worst thing to do when an employee is suffering from a tragedy or loss is to avoid the situation, writes Chris Westfall. Esther Pipoly of LOLA, an organization that assists people through life transitions, says acknowledging an employee's new normal and being available to support them through their grief is critical to their healing.

Alegeus and Picwell are offering an AI tool designed to help employees choose health plans. Employees answer questions and the platform suggests plans best-suited to them.

A study shows that students achieve the same success in college whether they focus on academic courses or career and technical education classes in high school. Students who took CTE courses were only slightly less likely to go to college, and the data shows that they earned 2% more per year for every upper-level CTE course they took, whether they attended college or not.

When you disagree with the boss, research your concerns and build an argument that appeals to that person's values, writes David Dye. "You're not complaining -- you're making a reasoned business case why your boss should consider another course of action," he writes.