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Wall Street Journal’s owner opts for ‘flexible’ return to office

One of the largest American retailers will no longer require people in its stores to wear masks, regardless of their vaccination status, unless required by state or local law.

Team leaders will decide what type of return would work best, the chief executive of Dow Jones wrote in a companywide email.

Photograph by Evy Mages Washington Post employees will begin to return to the DC office in June and should be working at least part time in the office by mid-September. That’s according to a memo to employees Wednesday from VP of HR Wayne Connell,  whose missive fleshes out a plan that Post Publisher Fred Ryan announced in March. One change from Ryan’s early announcement: 20 percent, instead of 10 percent, of each department can apply to begin working on Franklin Square during “Phase One” of the Post’s reopening, which will begin on July 6. The Post won’t require employees to b...

The Washington Post names Lahaja Furaha director of diversity and inclusion WashPostPR © Kea Dupree-Alfred/Courtesy Lahaja Furaha Lahaja Furaha The Washington Post has announced that Lahaja Furaha was named director of diversity and inclusion, a new dedicated Human Resources position that will expand all elements of the company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. In this role, Furaha will build a long-term strategy and tactics for growing an ever-more diverse and inclusive workforce. “We have long been committed to cultivating an inclusive employee experience at...