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Updated daily. http://www.workplacefairness.org/news <![CDATA[EEOC Settles Disability and Age Discrimination Suit against DXP Enterprises ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11622 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-6-12.cfm <![CDATA[The Days of "Manager Knows Best" Are Ending ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11621 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/02/why_the_days_of_manager_knows.html <![CDATA[What Obama Should Do About Workplace Discrimination ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11620 http://tinyurl.com/7an4ry4 <![CDATA[Unions Create TV Ad To Appeal To Young People ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11619 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/06/146206974/unions-create-tv-ad-to-appeal-to-young-people <![CDATA[Employers should review job postings for conflicts with ADA ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11618 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/06/leslie-beale-employers-should-review-job-postings/ <![CDATA[Michigan's 'right to work' debate intensifies ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11617 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-righttowork-michi,0,7910572.story <![CDATA[Moving From Combat to Compassion in the Workplace]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11616 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/moving-from-combat-to-com_b_1137077.html <![CDATA[Police dispatcher's Facebook postings lands her in jai]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11615 http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/police-134620-one-harassment.html <![CDATA[Religious Discrimination: Right To or Protection From?]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11614 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erica-keppler/religious-discrimination-macys-transgender-woman_b_1137472.html <![CDATA[Obama Takes Aim At Contractors Who Discriminate]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11613 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/obama-disabled-job-discrimination_n_1136878.html?ref=business <![CDATA[Keeping Boomers Fit for Work]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11612 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204296804577124600874748194.html <![CDATA[Man claims he was fired to make room for 'hot chicks']]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11611 http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/man-claims-he-was-1278217.html <![CDATA[We Don't Really Pay Them To Tweet All Day, Do We?]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11610 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-macy/we-dont-really-pay-them-t_b_1170368.html <![CDATA[Job Seekers, Be Creative and Flexible]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11609 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204552304577112771128538532.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[The NLRB's stacked deck]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11608 http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/dec/31/the-nlrbs-stacked-deck/ <![CDATA[How to handle the former workplace enemy, again]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11607 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/02/living/handle-workplace-enemy-cb/index.html <![CDATA[Can employers require job applicants to have a high school diploma?]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11606 http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/01/can_employers_require_job_appl.html <![CDATA[Incorporating happiness into the workplace]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11605 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-biz-0102-work-advice-huppke-20120101,0,7482587.story <![CDATA[Raising The Minimum Wage: Who Does It Help?]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11604 http://www.npr.org/2012/01/03/144594861/raising-the-minimum-wage-who-does-it-help <![CDATA[Men grab most new jobs, even 'women's work' in retailing]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11603 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-01-02/women-men-jobs/52342710/1 <![CDATA[Job experts' resolutions for the workplace]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11602 http://www.startribune.com/business/136634348.html <![CDATA[Employers -- prepare for these tax hikes in 2012]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11601 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/employers--prepare-for-these-tax-hikes-in-2012/2011/12/27/gIQAFjbeUP_story.html <![CDATA[Workplace Rudeness Has a Ripple Effect]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11600 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ripples-of-rudeness <![CDATA[Supercharging Productivity Through Workforce Innovation]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11599 http://www.forbes.com/sites/dell/2012/01/04/supercharging-productivity-through-workforce-innovation/ <![CDATA[Breast-feeding at work now protected by law]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11598 http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/04/9922427-breast-feeding-at-work-now-protected-by-law <![CDATA[Breast-feeding at work now protected by law]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11597 http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/04/9922427-breast-feeding-at-work-now-protected-by-law <![CDATA[Not Office Safe: Ten Products To Keep Out of the Workplace]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11596 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/IT-Management/Not-Office-Safe-Ten-Products-To-Keep-Out-of-the-Workplace-268196/ <![CDATA[Your Problem Isn't Motivation]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11595 http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2012/01/your-problem-isnt-motivation.html <![CDATA[Strategies to Cope with Workplace Abuse are Often Ineffective]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11594 http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/01/05/strategies-to-cope-with-workplace-abuse-are-often-ineffective/33335.html <![CDATA[Workplaces ban not only smoking, but smokers themselves]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11593 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/story/2012-01-03/health-care-jobs-no-smoking/52394782/1?csp=hf <![CDATA[Hear the Lonesome Whistle Blow: Workplace Retaliation ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11592 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/whisteblower-employers_b_1191737.html <![CDATA[The workforce of the future: Older and healthier ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11591 http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/09/workforce-future-older/ <![CDATA[Bill would prohibit discrimination against unemployed in hiring ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11590 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobless-discriminate-20120107,0,1010791.story <![CDATA[Where can a federal employee find recourse? ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11589 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/where-can-a-federal-employee-find-recourse/2012/01/09/gIQAnxQUmP_story.html <![CDATA[Lawsuit Pits Political Activism Against Campus Diversity ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11588 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/us/sidebar-lawsuit-against-iowa-law-school-pits-activism-against-diversity.html?ref=discrimination <![CDATA[Matrix L.L.C. Will Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11587 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-6-12.cfm <![CDATA[Former NLRB Member Strikes Back at Romney's 'Union Stooges' Remark ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11586 http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/01/11/former-nlrb-member-strikes-back-at-romneys-union-stooges-remark/ <![CDATA[Religious Groups Greet Ruling With Satisfaction ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11585 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/us/hosanna-tabor-ruling-welcomed-by-religious-groups.html?ref=discrimination <![CDATA[Pepsi to Pay $3.13 Million and Made Major Policy Changes to Resolve EEOC Finding of Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Against African Americans ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11584 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-11-12a.cfm <![CDATA[Out in the Workplace? Some U.S. Industries Are Setting an Example]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11583 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-knight/out-in-the-workplace-some_1_b_1195743.html <![CDATA[Lawsuit: Bias against 'fat, black or ugly' at Panera franchisee ]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11582 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12011/1202770-100-0.stm <![CDATA[Age Discrimination Takes Its Toll ]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11581 http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/age-discrimination-takes-its-toll/ <![CDATA[Editorial:Rights in the Workplace ]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11580 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/rights-in-the-workplace.html <![CDATA[Texas Supreme Court ponders age bias lawsuit ]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11579 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/texas-supreme-court-ponders-age-bias-lawsuit-2101110.html <![CDATA[How To Talk To Your Boss And Fix Your Job]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11578 http://www.fastcompany.com/1808106/how-to-talk-to-your-boss-to-fix-your-job?partner=gnews <![CDATA[Reading this? You can be an executive documentation comprehension evangelist ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11577 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45987984/ns/business-forbes_com/#.Ty7f5eNWqqY <![CDATA[How to Lower Your Workplace Stress ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11576 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204257504577152502470874464.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Woman Fired for Working on Lunch Hour Wins Unemployment Benefits Appeal ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11575 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/woman_fired_for_working_on_lunch_hour_wins_employment_benefits_appeal/ <![CDATA[Employers' tracking of workers raises privacy concerns ]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11574 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120116/BUSINESS04/301160008/Employers-tracking-workers-raises-privacy-concerns <![CDATA[Supreme Court lets tipped employees sue for more pay ]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11573 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-01-17/tips-lawsuit-applebees/52611554/1 <![CDATA[Unions Try to Boost Image in New Ads ]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11572 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203735304577164973618567772.html <![CDATA[Rafael's Italian Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11571 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-18-11.cfm <![CDATA[Dealing with nepotism in the workplace ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11570 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120119/GROUP01/301190005 <![CDATA[Some employers find those with autism especially suited for jobs ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11569 http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/lifestyles/9908316-423/some-employers-find-those-with-autism-especially-suited-for-jobs.html <![CDATA[Bad Bosses: The Psycho-Path To Success? ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11568 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/19/business/psychopath-boss/index.html <![CDATA[Set aside anger after workplace accusation ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11567 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-work-grudges-story-20120120,0,1508643.story <![CDATA[With New Law, Profits Take a Back Seat ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11566 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203735304577168591470161630.html?mod=WSJ_mgmt_LeftTopNews <![CDATA[Talking politics in the workplace: Freedom of speech or off-limits? ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11565 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-politics-in-the-workplace-20120122,0,2716969.story <![CDATA[Am I Legally Required to Give Bereavement Leave? ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11564 http://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2012/01/am-i-legally-required-to-give-bereavement-leave.html <![CDATA[How to identify sexual harassment and stop it ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11563 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/52872871-79/sexual-harassment-conduct-employee.html.csp <![CDATA[Your Résumé vs. Oblivion ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11562 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204624204577178941034941330.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[United Insurance Company of America Pays $37,500 To Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11561 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-23-12.cfm <![CDATA[Job bias claims in U.S. at record level ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11560 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/story/2012-01-24/jobs-discrimination/52763392/1 <![CDATA[Private Sector Bias Charges Hit All-Time High ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11559 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-24-12a.cfm <![CDATA[Make sure references aren't torpedoing your job chances ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11558 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/bruzzese/story/2012-01-24/references-turn-bad/52783770/1 <![CDATA[Mean girls at work ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11557 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/mean-girls-at-work/2012/01/24/gIQAu4suNQ_story.html?tid=pm_national_pop <![CDATA[Labor board chief says he'll push for changes giving unions a boost in organizing members ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11556 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/labor-board-chief-says-hell-push-for-changes-giving-unions-a-boost-in-organizing-members/2012/01/26/gIQAFsaASQ_story.html <![CDATA[Saying No To Sexual Harassment At Startups ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11555 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/01/25/what-is-right-to-work-law/ <![CDATA[What Is a 'Right to Work' Law? ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11554 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/01/25/what-is-right-to-work-law/ <![CDATA[Right to work gets first foothold in Rust Belt ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11553 http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0126/Right-to-work-gets-first-foothold-in-Rust-Belt <![CDATA[NLRB warns employers about broad social media policies ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11552 http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2012/01/nlrb-warns-employers-about-broad.html <![CDATA[Workplace Snitching: If You See Something, Should You Say Something? ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11551 http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/01/26/workplace-retaliation-ethics-see-something-say-something/ <![CDATA[Union membership up slightly, outlook in doubt ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11550 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/story/2012-01-27/union-membership-growing/52817346/1 <![CDATA[With Focus on Income Inequality, Albany Bill Will Seek $8.50 Minimum Wage ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11549 http://tinyurl.com/83swddb <![CDATA[Protecting Religious Staffing by Religious Organizations ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11548 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204573704577187041056589920.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[EEOC Wins Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Retaliation Against Pitre, Inc. Employees ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11547 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-30-12c.cfm <![CDATA[Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11546 http://tinyurl.com/7qqfjfx <![CDATA[Michelle Obama, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis propose more job protection for military caregivers ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11545 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/michelle-obama-labor-sec-hilda-solis-propose-more-job-protection-for-military-caregivers/2012/01/30/gIQAJEPtcQ_blog.html <![CDATA[Women file sex-bias claims against Wal-mart with EEOC ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11544 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/500-female-wal-mart-workers-file-sex-discrimination-claims-with-eeoc.html <![CDATA[Lawsuit raises questions about email privacy at work ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11543 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223948/Lawsuit_raises_questions_about_email_privacy_at_work <![CDATA[Minimum wage rates may climb this year ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11542 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/income/story/2012-02-02/raising-minimum-wage/52940286/1 <![CDATA[How to Work with Someone You Hate ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11541 http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2012/01/how-to-work-with-someone-you-h.html <![CDATA[Should Businesses Worry About Appearance-Based Discrimination in the Workplace? ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11540 http://www.forbes.com/sites/evangelinegomez/2012/01/31/should-businesses-worry-about-appearance-based-discrimination-in-the-workplace/ <![CDATA[Generational stereotypes entering the workplace ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11539 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/01/2964716/generational-stereotypes-entering.html <![CDATA[Citigroup unit to pay $500,000 in age bias case ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11538 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-citigroup-age-idUSTRE80U1IP20120131 <![CDATA[L.A. Fire Department Settles EEOC Harassment & Retaliation Case for Nearly $500,000 ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11537 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-31-12a.cfm <![CDATA[Indiana enacts 'right to work' law ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11536 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-indiana-work-20120202,0,4265692.story <![CDATA[Former Intern Sues Hearst Over Unpaid Work and Hopes to Create a Class Action ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11535 http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/former-intern-sues-hearst-over-unpaid-work-and-hopes-to-create-a-class-action/ <![CDATA[Job Seekers: Get HR on Your Side]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11534 http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2011/11/job-seekers-get-hr-on-your-sid.html <![CDATA[For Angry Employees, Legal Cover for Rants]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11533 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203710704577049822809710332.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Does Boeing settlement mean NLRB's actions were for naught?]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11532 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/12/nlrb-and-boeing-and-whats-next.html <![CDATA[20 workplace truisms for up-and-comers]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11531 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57332928/20-workplace-truisms-for-up-and-comers/ <![CDATA[Help Wanted: In Unexpected Twist, Some Skilled Jobs Go Begging]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11530 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577010080035955166.html <![CDATA[US Labor Dept. alleges discrimination by Cargill]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11529 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RAK7483.htm <![CDATA[Senate Democrats Propose Extending Payroll Tax Cut]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11528 http://tinyurl.com/7cvzfc9 <![CDATA[Should Legislation Protect the Obese?]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11527 http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/28/should-legislation-protect-obese-people <![CDATA[Dodge's Chicken To Pay $190,000 To Former Employee Fired After Suffering From Seizures]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11526 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-28-11.cfm <![CDATA[Sleeping Giant at Walmart Wakes -- Its Vast Workforce]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11525 http://adage.com/article/news/walmart-motivating-mobilizing-workforce/231210/ <![CDATA[Sexually harassed interns often feel they have nowhere to turn]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11524 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-25/news/ct-met-intern-harassment-20111125_1_sexual-harassment-interns-superiors <![CDATA[Look beyond age for effective bosses]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11523 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/kay/story/2011-11-28/young-bosses-managing-older-workers/51429584/1 <![CDATA[Metallic Products Corp. Pays $60,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11522 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-21-11b.cfm <![CDATA[Gen Y Women In The Workplace: What Employers Need To Unlearn And Relearn]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11521 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-frett/gen-y-women-in-the-workpl_b_1103704.html <![CDATA[Des Moines to bar gender-identity bias]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11520 http://www.thonline.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_43cc0496-693c-580d-af72-c5339c4de754.html <![CDATA[Jackson Park Hospital To Pay $80,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Race And Sex Discrimination And Retaliation]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11519 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-21-11.cfm <![CDATA[Cutting Hours Instead of Jobs]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11518 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204517204577046371607150502.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Next congressional battle: Payroll taxes]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11517 http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/21/news/economy/payroll_tax_holiday/index.htm?iid=Lead <![CDATA[Why Training Employees Is Always a High-Wire Act]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11516 http://www.businessweek.com/management/why-training-employees-is-always-a-highwire-act-11182011.html <![CDATA[NLRB to Consider Speedier Union Votes]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11515 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204443404577050002078292974.html <![CDATA[Redefining the Union Boss]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11514 http://tinyurl.com/85htd4s <![CDATA[No Vacation or Bonus? Workers Say OK]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11513 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204319004577086813796102808.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Dealing with depression difficult in workplace]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11512 http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/09/3312099/dealing-with-depression-difficult.html <![CDATA[Dr. Pepper to pay over discrimination claims in LA]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11511 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/12/10/state/n150216S85.DTL <![CDATA[When Are Partners Really Employees?]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11510 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/12/13/when-are-partners-really-employees/?mod=google_news_blog <![CDATA[Three Types of People to Hire Today]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11509 http://www.businessweek.com/management/three-types-of-people-to-hire-today-12132011.html <![CDATA[Senate to take up payroll tax plan opposed by Obama]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11508 http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/politics/congress-payroll-tax-cut/index.html <![CDATA[Would You Rat Out Your Boss? Majority of Americans Say Yes - For a Price]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11507 http://moneyland.time.com/2011/12/13/would-you-rat-out-your-boss-majority-of-americans-say-yes-for-a-price/ <![CDATA[Lawyer Accused of Seeking Secretary with 'Benefits' Gets One-Year Suspension]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11506 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_accused_of_seeking_secretary_whose_duties_included_sexual_interactio <![CDATA[Woman who underwent sex change wins workplace discrimination claim]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11505 http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/12/us/sex-change-case/index.html <![CDATA[DOL Wins Argument that Federal Law Doesn't Displace Stricter State and Local Safety Requirements]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11504 http://social.dol.gov/blog/dol-wins-argument-that-federal-law-doesn%E2%80%99t-displace-stricter-state-and-local-safety-requirements/ <![CDATA[Millennials to business: Social responsibility isn't optional]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11503 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/millennials-to-business-social-responsibility-isnt-optional/2011/12/16/gIQA178D7O_story.html <![CDATA[Payroll tax bill: Impasse angers workers who could lose $20 a week or more]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11502 http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1222/Payroll-tax-bill-Impasse-angers-workers-who-could-lose-20-a-week-or-more <![CDATA[Unions Win More Freedom to Organize in Workplace]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11501 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204552304577112400503362334.html <![CDATA[Court sets high bar for employers in discrimination case]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11500 http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/New_York/News/2011/12_-_December/Court_sets_high_bar_for_employers_in_discrimination_case/ <![CDATA[Labor Board Adopts Rules to Speed Unionization Votes]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11499 http://tinyurl.com/84a6h3o <![CDATA[Workplace Law: Judgment entered in sex discrimination case]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11498 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20111221/GALLATIN05/312210055/Workplace-Law-Judgment-entered-sex-discrimination-case <![CDATA[Board adopts amendments to election case procedures]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11497 http://www.nlrb.gov/news/board-adopts-amendments-election-case-procedures <![CDATA[What Millennials want from the workplace]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11496 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/what-millennials-want-from-the-workplace/2011/12/18/gIQAR2eC7O_gallery.html#photo=1 <![CDATA[Working Through the Holidays, Sort Of]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11495 http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/12/19/working-through-the-holidays-sort-of/ <![CDATA[The Coming War for the Social Workplace]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11494 http://tinyurl.com/868jkjo <![CDATA[The New NLRB Controversy]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11493 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/286200/new-nlrb-controversy-robert-verbruggen <![CDATA[Jim Robinson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury to Pay $56,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11492 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-16-11.cfm <![CDATA[Prepping for Your Annual Review]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11491 http://preview.tinyurl.com/6ljhdsx <![CDATA[A holiday wish list for the workplace]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11490 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-biz-1219-work-advice-huppke-20111218,0,3602179.column <![CDATA[Wage Protection for Home Care Workers]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11489 http://tinyurl.com/87akm32 <![CDATA[Disability-Benefits System Faces Review]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11488 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204844504577098810070396878.html <![CDATA[Former N.B.A. Employee Says Sexual Harassment Concerns Were Ignored]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11487 http://tinyurl.com/7kv7t9y <![CDATA[Two decades after Anita Hill: how workplaces are handling sexual harassment]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11486 http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/1114/Two-decades-after-Anita-Hill-how-workplaces-are-handling-sexual-harassment <![CDATA[Workplace harassment drawing wide concern]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11485 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2011/11/15/gIQACBryPN_story.html <![CDATA[Collaboration's Hidden Tax on Women's Careers]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11484 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/collaborations_hidden_tax_on_women.html <![CDATA[Transgender bill on the move, chairman sees house vote this week]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11483 http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20111114transgender_bill_on_the_move_chairman_sees_house_vote_this_week/srvc=home&position=recent <![CDATA[Proskauer Rose Asks Judge to Dismiss Discrimination Suit]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11482 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-14/proskauer-asks-judge-to-dismiss-bias-suit-over-firing-of-ex-cfo-rosenthal.html <![CDATA[Victim of workplace sexual harassment? You may not be alone]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11481 http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/chandler/victim-of-workplace-sexual-harassment-you-may-not-be-alone <![CDATA[Unpaid Interns: Real World Work Or Just Free Labor?]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11480 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/16/142224360/unpaid-interns-real-world-work-or-just-free-labor <![CDATA[Framing Discrimination Law: Wal-Mart v. Dukes and Title VII]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11479 http://jurist.org/forum/2011/11/sandra-sperino-gender-discrimination.php <![CDATA[More boomers working past retirement]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11478 http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/story/2011-11-10/Boomer-retirement/51150802/1 <![CDATA[Ohio Ballot Win for Unions May Not Mean End of Labor Fights]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11477 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-16/ohio-ballot-victory-for-unions-may-not-mean-end-of-labor-fights.html <![CDATA[How to Recognize Sexual Harassment in the Workplace]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11476 http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2011/11/11/how-to-recognize-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace <![CDATA[Health Law Survives Test in Court of Appeals]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11475 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/health/policy/appeals-court-upholds-health-care-law.html <![CDATA[Ohio Vote on Labor Is Parsed for Omens]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11474 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/ohio-vote-on-collective-bargaining-is-parsed-for-2012-omens.html <![CDATA[California Supreme Court ponders work break rules]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11473 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-worker-breaks-20111110,0,5871733.story <![CDATA[Reported incidents down, but sexual harassment in workplace remains prevalent]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11472 http://www.freep.com/article/20111109/FEATURES01/111090427/Reported-incidents-down-sexual-harassment-workplace-remains-prevalent <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Plans Ambitious Expansion Into Medical Care]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11471 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/11/10/142156478/wal-mart-plans-ambitious-expansion-into-medical-care <![CDATA[Ohio Turns Back a Law Limiting Unions' Rights]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11470 http://tinyurl.com/cw5llra <![CDATA[Comfort Suites To Pay $132,500 For Disability Discrimination Against Clerk With Autism]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11469 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-7-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Senate Acts on 2 Pieces of Proposal on Hiring]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11468 http://tinyurl.com/cbk6wtz <![CDATA[Maverik Agrees To Pay $115,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Disability Discrimination]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11467 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-7-11.cfm <![CDATA[Sexual Harassment's Legal Morass]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11466 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203804204577017950197566024.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[Stop Avoiding Office Politics]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11465 http://blogs.hbr.org/hill-lineback/2011/11/stop-avoiding-office-politics.html <![CDATA[Probation for a 48-Year-Old Employee?]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11464 http://www.businessweek.com/management/probation-for-a-48yearold-employee-11042011.html <![CDATA[Racist picture center of discrimination lawsuit]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11463 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8418104 <![CDATA[Showing Disruption of Work Is Key to Success of Harassment Cases]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11462 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577016272722208222.html <![CDATA[Maternity leave: 4 tricks for going back to work]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11461 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-20129152/maternity-leave-4-tricks-for-going-back-to-work/?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Discriminated Against Women Workers in Texas, Suit Says]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11460 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-02/wal-mart-discriminated-against-women-workers-in-texas-suit-says.html <![CDATA[How Technology Is Eliminating Higher-Skill Jobs]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11459 http://www.npr.org/2011/11/03/141949820/how-technology-is-eliminating-higher-skill-jobs <![CDATA[What Herman Cain's fundraising bonanza says to women about sexual harassment]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11458 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/post/what-herman-cains-fundraising-bonanza-says-to-women-about-sexual-harassment/2011/11/02/gIQAAOw7fM_blog.html <![CDATA[Volunteering Rises on the Résumé]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11457 http://tinyurl.com/d6y3jyl <![CDATA[Reorganizing? Think Again]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11456 http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2011/10/reorganizing-think-again.html <![CDATA[Health of U.S. Workforce Continues to Decline, Driving Up Employer Costs, According to Annual Index from Thomson Reuters]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11455 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/02/idUS122239+02-Nov-2011+HUG20111102 <![CDATA[California's Retirement-Age Increase Puts State in Rare Company]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11454 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/10/31/bloomberg_articlesLTT1S60D9L35.DTL <![CDATA[California employers embrace E-Verify]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11453 http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19223844 <![CDATA[Workplace incivility is no laughing matter]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11452 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=NWRB&p_product=SHNP8&p_theme=shnp8&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=title&p_text_label-0=Workplace%20incivility%20is%20no%20laughing%20matter&s_dispstring=headline(Workplace%20incivility%20 <![CDATA[Liberating Data for Mainstream America]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11451 http://social.dol.gov/blog/liberating-data-for-mainstream-america/ <![CDATA[What Happened to the Gen Y Work-Life Revolution?]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11450 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samantha-parent-walravens/gen-y-work-life-balance_b_1028740.html <![CDATA[Female Wal-Mart Employees File New Bias Case]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11449 http://tinyurl.com/3kjysl3 <![CDATA[Deep Backlog Is Detailed at New York City's Bias Watchdog]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11448 http://tinyurl.com/3dsdx8u <![CDATA[Enough With the Corporate Pity Party, It's Time to Create Jobs]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11447 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimberly-freeman-brown/nlrb-congress_b_1031059.html <![CDATA[Employers May Not Rush To Drop Health Coverage After All]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11446 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/25/141694170/employers-may-not-rush-to-drop-health-coverage-after-all <![CDATA[Reality TV approach to job search can derail prospects]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11445 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/bruzzese/story/2011-10-26/dont-be-outrageous-to-attract-attention-for-job/50922270/1 <![CDATA[5 Steps To Taking Charge of Your Career]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11444 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/5-steps-to-taking-charge-of-your-career/3000?tag=sec-river2 <![CDATA[AT&T settles EEOC nationwide age bias lawsuit]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11443 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/25/us-att-bias-eeoc-idUSTRE79O7ZP20111025 <![CDATA[US Labor Department publishes final regulation to improve access to quality investment advice]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11442 http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20111537.htm <![CDATA[Religion in the workplace is an issue on the rise]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11441 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/oct/24/religion-in-the-workplace-is-an-issue-on-the/ <![CDATA[Musician suing for age bias who complained about elderly judge reassigned same 88-year-old judge]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11440 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/10/25/2011-10-25_its_just_same_old_same_old_for_lawsuithappy_violinist.html <![CDATA[IRS Boosts Maximum 401(k) Contribution]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11439 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141565702/irs-boosts-maximum-k-contribution <![CDATA[Hertz fires 26 Muslims in Sea-Tac prayer dispute]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11438 http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/hertz-fires-26hertz-fires-26-muslim-1206869.html <![CDATA[No more hiding: Alzheimer's vs. the workplace]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11437 http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/23/3225595/no-more-hiding-alzheimers-vs-the.html <![CDATA[Starting salaries for white-collar workers expected to get a boost]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11436 http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/17/8370420-starting-salaries-for-white-collar-workers-expected-to-get-a-boost <![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street reacts to Goldman Sachs pay]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11435 http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/20/news/economy/goldman_sachs_occupy_wall_street/index.htm?iid=HP_LN <![CDATA[Labor Advocates Won't Let Up Against Jobless Discrimination]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11434 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/labor-advocates-wont-let-_n_1020652.html <![CDATA[As open enrollment starts, employers push health]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11433 http://www.ajc.com/news/as-open-enrollment-starts-1202759.html <![CDATA[Is Religion Above the Law? ]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11432 http://mobile.nytimes.com/art/855797/28;.w5?sub=Extra <![CDATA[Income Disparity And The 'Price Of Civilization']]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11431 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/18/141421746/income-disparity-and-the-price-of-civilization <![CDATA[Thomasville City Schools Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11430 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/10-13-11.cfm <![CDATA[Ohio Wages Fierce Fight on Collective Bargaining]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11429 http://tinyurl.com/3e6ln39 <![CDATA[Anita Hill still looking to make a difference]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11428 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-10-16/anita-hill/50789458/1 <![CDATA[Challenging Perceived Wisdom ... are our workplace preconceptions valid?]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11427 http://www.jbassociates.uk.com/about/newsitem.php?newsID=51 <![CDATA[Obama vows to break jobs plan into separate bills after Senate setback]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11426 http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/11/politics/jobs-bill/index.html <![CDATA[Solving the Health Care Cost Crisis]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11425 http://blogs.hbr.org/video/2011/10/solving-the-health-care-cost-c.html <![CDATA[Minimum wage to rise in eight states]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11424 http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/03/news/economy/minimum_wage/index.htm?iid=SF_BN_River <![CDATA[Jobs Bill Defeated Despite Presidential Push]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11423 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/11/141243959/jobs-bill-falters-despite-presidential-push <![CDATA[Workplace Confusion: Open Enrollment Benefits Season Begins]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11422 http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2011/10/11/workplace-confusion-open-enrollment-benefits-season-begins/ <![CDATA[Should Companies Use Credit Checks to Screen Job Applicants?]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11421 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2096608,00.html <![CDATA[New Research Busts Myths About the Gender Gap]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11420 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/10/new_research_busts_myths_about.html <![CDATA[Minimum wage to rise in eight states]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11419 http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/insurance/story/2011-10-07/health-insurance-rate-hike-website/50682044/1 <![CDATA[New site lets consumers monitor health insurance rate hikes]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11418 http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/insurance/story/2011-10-07/health-insurance-rate-hike-website/50682044/1 <![CDATA[Recent Flurry of NLRB Complaints Puts Focus on Evolving Social Media Disciplinary Issues]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11417 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202518321075&slreturn=1 <![CDATA[Supreme Court Justices Find Government Line in Church-State Case 'Amazing']]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11416 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-justices-find-government-line-church-state/story?id=14691871 <![CDATA[As new immigration law in Alabama takes effect, construction and farm workers flee]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11415 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-new-immigration-law-in-alabama-takes-effect-construction-and-farm-workers-flee/2011/10/05/gIQAK8VNOL_story.html <![CDATA[Judge upholds firing of Ohio teacher in Bible case]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11414 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hhbMhy7KHBFGR7_yCd6Y6tMkfuSw?docId=0fc29159def140d7a9b473f65a67c31d <![CDATA[Employers Exhibit Bias Against Gay Job Seekers]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11413 http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/10/7/men-study-perceived-wrote/ <![CDATA[Supreme Court hears religious-workplace firing dispute]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11412 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/story/2011-10-06/supreme-court-church-state/50670026/1 <![CDATA[Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act: Transgender New Yorkers Still Waiting For Equality]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11411 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/gender-expression-non-discrimination-act-transgender-new-york_n_996256.html <![CDATA[How to disagree with your boss -- without losing your job]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11410 http://tinyurl.com/63dot57 <![CDATA[Federal judge finds union in contempt for failing to provide subpoenaed documents]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11409 http://www.nlrb.gov/news/federal-judge-finds-union-contempt-failing-provide-subpoenaed-documents <![CDATA[The legacy of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11408 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-legacy-of-the-clarence-thomas-anita-hill-hearings/2011/10/04/gIQAhs4zLL_story.html <![CDATA[Protesters Drawing Labor Support]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11407 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204612504576609420345476398.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Princeton Club of New York faces racial discrimination suit]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11406 http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2011/10/04/28914/ <![CDATA[Town of Clarence and Western New York Fire Companies Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11405 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/10-3-11d.cfm <![CDATA[How Employers Raid Pension Plans]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11404 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576605482876191482.html <![CDATA[Administrative Law Judge rules Chicago car dealership had overly broad employee policy, but discharged employee's activity not protected]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11403 http://www.nlrb.gov/news/administrative-law-judge-rules-chicago-car-dealership-had-overly-broad-employee-policy-discharg <![CDATA[The Industries That Are Looking for Workers]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11402 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576605421471180568.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Historical Sexual Harassment Cases]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11401 http://www.thedailybeast.com/content/newsweek/galleries/2011/10/02/sexual-harassment-landmark-cases.html <![CDATA[Expert: If your boss is a psychopath leave]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11400 http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/09/30/Expert-If-your-boss-is-a-psychopath-leave/UPI-83101317358836/ <![CDATA[Outsize Severance Continues for Executives, Even After Failed Tenures]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11399 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/business/outsize-severance-continues-for-executives-even-after-failed-tenures.html?ref=wagesandsalaries <![CDATA[When Legal Sense Trumps Practical Sense]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11398 http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/PubArticleTX.jsp?id=1202517259824&slreturn=1 <![CDATA['Retirement Heist': How Firms Trimmed Pensions]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11397 http://www.npr.org/2011/09/29/140344871/retirement-heist-how-firms-trimmed-pensions <![CDATA[Calif co. settles sex harassment case for $463K]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11396 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/28/3946577/calif-co-settles-sex-harassment.html <![CDATA[Walmart Adds Transgender Provisions To Employee Non-Discrimination Policy]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11395 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/28/walmart-adds-transgender-protection_n_986159.html <![CDATA[Health Insurers Push Premiums Sharply Higher]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11394 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/business/28insure.html <![CDATA[Full Employment, for Lawyers]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11393 http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/278537/full-employment-lawyers-editors <![CDATA[Online rants -- what's protected?]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11392 http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/27/2428290/online-rants-whats-protected.html <![CDATA[Obama Proposes Protecting Unemployed Against Hiring Bias]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11391 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/us/politics/obama-proposes-adding-unemployed-to-protected-status.html <![CDATA[Labor: Using class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11390 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2011/09/12/labor-using-class-action-waivers-in-employment-arb?utm_source=ic&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=iccommentarya <![CDATA[Union says documents bolster NLRB case vs Boeing]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11389 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/us-boeing-union-idUSTRE78M63220110923 <![CDATA[Labor Department Postpones Guest Workers' Wage Increase]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11388 http://tinyurl.com/4xkl2rt <![CDATA[Firings, discipline over Facebook posts lead to surge in legal disputes]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11387 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/firings-discipline-over-facebook-posts-lead-to-surge-in-legal-disputes/2011/09/26/gIQAPN1ByK_story.html <![CDATA[Mandatory E-Verify bill looks headed for House passage]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11386 http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/09/mandatory-e-verify-bill-looks-headed-for-house-passage/ <![CDATA[Aware of Wrongdoing? Blowing the Whistle Can Net You Big Bucks]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11385 http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/09/21/aware-of-wrongdoing-blowing-the-whistle-can-net-you-big-bucks/ <![CDATA[Are "Years of Experience" Requirements Fair to Younger Workers?]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11384 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/are-8220years-of-experience-8221-requirements-fair-to-younger-workers/2857?tag=sec-river1 <![CDATA[IRS Gives Employers a Break on Payrolls]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11383 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904563904576585172259465498.html?mod=WSJ_mgmt_LeftTopNews <![CDATA[Most unusual resume mistakes]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11382 http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/most-unusual-resume-mistakes/3409 <![CDATA[EEOC files rare discrimination suit against Bass Pro Shops]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11381 http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/09/21/3386568/eeoc-files-rare-discrimination.html <![CDATA[5 Ways to Deal with a Co-Worker Who Steals Your Ideas]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11380 http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/09/21/how-to-deal-with-co-worker-who-steals-your-ideas/ <![CDATA[The Twelve Attributes of a Truly Great Place to Work]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11379 http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/09/the-twelve-attributes-of-a-tru.html <![CDATA[Employers shift disability insurance costs to workers and trim benefits]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11378 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/employers-shift-disability-insurance-costs-to-workers-and-trim-benefits/2011/09/14/gIQAHptqfK_story.html <![CDATA[Obama Challenged To End Religious Discrimination In Federally Funded Jobs]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11377 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/20/obama-religious-discrimination-federally-funded-jobs_n_970726.html <![CDATA[NLRB Pushes Unions' Destructive Agenda]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11376 http://www.thenewamerican.com/opinion/950-bob-confer/9028-nlrb-pushes-unions-destructive-agenda <![CDATA[Will restricting criminal background checks actually increase minority unemployment?]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11375 http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/20/will-restricting-criminal-background-checks-actually-increase-minority-unemployment/ <![CDATA[Bias claim can lead to employee retaliation charge]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11374 http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20110918/NEWS07/309189997?tags=|70|75|303# <![CDATA[Why Some Men Earn Less Than They Did 40 Years Ago]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11373 http://www.npr.org/2011/09/17/140554967/median-male-workers-income-lower-than-in-1973 <![CDATA[Labor Dept. expands enforcement of wage violations]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11372 http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-19/news/30176626_1_wage-theft-misclassifying-workers-minimum-wage <![CDATA[EEOC takes stand on discrimination against obesity]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11371 http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2011/09/16/eeoc-takes-stand-on-discrimination.html <![CDATA[Deal for Pa. mom who lost job after donating organ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11370 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/14/general-us-kidney-donation-job_8680231.html <![CDATA[Bank of America's Failure to Accommodate Blind Employee Draws EEOC Disability Lawsuit]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11369 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-13-11a.cfm <![CDATA[EEOC sues Walgreen for disability discrimination in diabetic worker firing]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11368 http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20110912/NEWS07/110919980?tags=|63|309|70|75|303# <![CDATA[NLRB rulings favor card check, allow 'piecemeal' organizing]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11367 http://www.bizjournals.com/extraedge/washingtonbureau/archive/2011/09/12/bureau3.html <![CDATA[Employee Rights Notice Posting]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11366 http://www.nlrb.gov/poster <![CDATA[The Myth of Performance Metrics]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11365 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/09/the_myth_of_performance_metric.html <![CDATA[Employers tell workers to get healthy or pay up]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11364 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110912/NEWS07/309120031/Employers-tell-workers-get-healthy-pay-up <![CDATA[Health insurance denial rates routinely 20%, data show]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11363 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/story/2011-09-09/health-insurance-denial-rates-kaiser-health-news/50362322/1 <![CDATA[House bill would block case against Boeing]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11362 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFZ4ScTBUBASRDjK6_it2dosAaAw?docId=02ccca4d15ec44ddab8c579b9d024a9d <![CDATA[EEOC: Work rule doesn't have a prayer]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11361 http://www.mcknights.com/eeoc-work-rule-doesnt-have-a-prayer/article/211606/ <![CDATA[Obama proposes sweeping changes to unemployment benefits]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11360 http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/08/news/economy/Obama_unemployment_benefits/ <![CDATA[Old-fashioned career advice from the 1940s still works today]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11359 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/kay/story/2011-09-12/positive-thinking-dale-carnegie-advice-still-works/50364340/1 <![CDATA[Make sure you're not the problem with your boss]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11358 http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/09/08/make-sure-youre-not-the-problem-with-your-boss/?section=magazines_fortune <![CDATA[Labor Board: Fired-For-Facebooking Employees Must Be Rehired]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11357 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/labor-board-fired-for-facebooking-employees-must-be-rehired/2011/09/08/gIQAnH4XCK_story.html <![CDATA[Making Partner, Sponsorship and Gender Bias]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11356 http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2011/09/08/making-partner-sponsorship-and-gender-bias/ <![CDATA[A hiring tax credit isn't likely to create jobs]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11355 http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/06/news/economy/hiring_tax_credit/ <![CDATA[Obama jobs plan to include $300 billion in tax credits, spending]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11354 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-jobs-20110907,0,3269975.story <![CDATA[Auto Parts Distributorship to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11353 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-7-11.cfm <![CDATA[Job, retirement, financial stress takes toll on baby boomers]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11352 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/bruzzese/2011-09-07-tips-to-cope-with-baby-boomers-financial-personal-stresses_n.htm <![CDATA[Are new rules on health care and banks killing jobs?]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11351 http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/06/news/economy/job_killing_regulation/index.htm?iid=HP_Highlight <![CDATA[Congressman: Dismantle the NLRB, give its duties to the Justice Dept]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11350 http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/07/congressman-dismantle-the-nlrb-give-its-duties-to-the-justice-dept/ <![CDATA[Have you heard...ways to control office gossip]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11349 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44329283/ns/business-personal_finance/ <![CDATA[How Productive Are You Really? ]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11348 http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2011/09/06/how-productive-are-you-really/ <![CDATA[Boeing case puts spotlight on little-known NLRB official]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11347 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016119180_solomon06.html <![CDATA[Labor Secretary Hilda Solis rips Rick Perry's Texas]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11346 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62416.html <![CDATA[Nine Do's and Don'ts for Dealing with the Disgruntled]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11345 http://blogs.hbr.org/kanter/2011/08/nine-dos-and-donts-for-dealing.html <![CDATA[Labor's Criticism Of Obama Grows Louder]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11344 http://www.npr.org/2011/09/01/140098788/labors-criticism-of-obama-grows-louder <![CDATA[Some Workers' Facebook Beefs Are Protected by Federal Law, NLRB Concludes]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11343 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/some_workers_facebook_beefs_are_protected_by_federal_law_nlrb_concludes/ <![CDATA[House Republicans to target environment, labor rules]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11342 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2011-08-29-republicans-environment-labor-rules_n.htm <![CDATA[Court rules against Wal-Mart in sexual harassment, retaliation case]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11341 http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20110829/NEWS07/110829900?tags=|75|339|303# <![CDATA[The Economy Needs Women as Badly as Women Need Workplace Parity]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11340 http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2011/08/28/the-economy-needs-women-as-badly-as-women-need-workplace-parity/ <![CDATA[Obama's Labor Problem: Union Scales Back Support for Democratic Party]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11339 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-labor-problem-union-scales-back-support-democratic/story?id=14383830 <![CDATA[NLRB Rule Requiring Posters In Workplace Infuriates Business Groups]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11338 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/nlrb-rule-posters-workplace_n_937907.html <![CDATA[Two White Male Cops, Sue San Francisco Citing 'Racial Bias']]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11337 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/heinz-hofmann-thomas-buckley-san-francisco-lawsuit_n_934805.html <![CDATA[Employers Must Tell Workers of Rights to Unionize, NLRB Says]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11336 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-25/employers-must-tell-workers-of-right-to-unionize-nlrb-says-2-.html <![CDATA[Why the Labor Movement Moved Left]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11335 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304521304576446340082310336.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[Why Your HR Manager May Hate You]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11334 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/why-your-hr-manager-may-hate-you/2663?tag=sec-river1 <![CDATA[Are coworkers dumping their work on your back?]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11333 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110824/GROUP01/108230334 <![CDATA[Allstar Fitness to Pay $150,000 in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11332 http://clubindustry.com/forprofits/allstar-fitness-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement-eeoc-20110823/ <![CDATA[Employees bid goodbye to corporate America]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11331 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2011-08-20-corporate-america-employees-jobs_n.htm <![CDATA[Workplace Conflict: How to Diffuse Battles with Co-Workers]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11330 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/082211-workplace-conflict-how-to-diffuse-249990.html <![CDATA[3M will pay $3 million to settle age-bias suit]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11329 http://www.startribune.com/business/128179578.html <![CDATA[401(k) Nation: Road To Retirement Gets Rockier]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11328 http://www.npr.org/2011/08/15/139644598/401-k-nation-road-to-retirement-gets-rockier <![CDATA[Are Older Workers Job Hopping More?]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11327 http://blogs.smartmoney.com/encore/2011/08/15/are-older-workers-job-hopping-more/ <![CDATA[New Haven Faces A Reverse-Reverse-Discrimination Suit]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11326 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/08/15/new-haven-faces-a-reverse-reverse-discrimination-suit/ <![CDATA[US Department of Labor's OSHA releases mobile app to help protect workers from heat-related illnesses]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11325 http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/OSHA20111204.htm <![CDATA[Labor Department targets unpaid worker's comp penalties]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11324 http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=336&articleid=20110815_16_A13_Amongt36190 <![CDATA[Former Booz Allen partner says gender bias was root of her firing]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11323 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/former-booz-allen-partner-alleging-sex-discrimination-in-lawsuit/2011/08/08/gIQAA8hWFJ_story.html <![CDATA[Law Grads Sue Over Tuition]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11322 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576500694179259396.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Explosive B'klyn sex harass suit alleges torment and abuse at realty office]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11321 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/explosive_sex_harass_suit_alleges_ICryjLHP8uZgu1hxrj97jN <![CDATA[7th Circuit Says it's Still Racial Bias Even if Not All in Protected Class are Targeted]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11320 http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202510854365&7th_Circuit_Says_its_Still_Racial_Bias_Even_if_Not_All_in_Protected_Class_are_Targeted <![CDATA[Board Orders a Repeat of a California Union Election]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11319 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/business/board-orders-a-repeat-of-a-california-union-election.html?ref=labor <![CDATA[US Labor Department considers development of data tool to combat pay discrimination]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11318 http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20111208.htm <![CDATA[Princeton Club sued by long-time employee who charges Ivy League club with racial discrimination]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11317 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/08/10/2011-08-10_princeton_club_sued_by_longtime_employee_who_charges_ivy_league_club_with_racial.html?r=topnews <![CDATA[Social Media's Seven Deadly Sins]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11316 http://www.businessweek.com/management/social-medias-seven-deadly-sins-08092011.html <![CDATA[In a Down Economy, Heightened Scrutiny of Hiring Practices]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11315 http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202510649548&In_a_Down_Economy_Heightened_Scrutiny_of_Hiring_Practices <![CDATA[Facebook Firings: Employers Need To Mind Labor Law, Report Finds]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11313 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/09/facebook-firings-labor-law_n_922389.html <![CDATA[Exiting Employees Are More Disgruntled Than Ever]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11312 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903885604576490332663967242.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Crack the Hidden Job Market]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11311 http://www.businessweek.com/management/crack-the-hidden-job-market-08052011.html <![CDATA[Woman sues boss for 'Mini-skirt Monday' dress code, claims she was sexually harassed for years]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11310 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/08/07/2011-08-07_woman_sues_boss_for_miniskirt_monday_dress_code_claims_she_was_sexually_harassed.html <![CDATA[Jewish Community Center Of Greater Washington Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11309 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/8-3-11.cfm <![CDATA[Twitter-Bombing the Boss Looms as U.S. Worker Right Dreaded by Companies]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11308 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-05/twitter-bombing-the-boss-looms-as-worker-right-business-dreads.html <![CDATA[Labor's Decline and Wage Inequality]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11307 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/labors-decline-and-wage-inequality/?ref=labor <![CDATA[City paid $42K to settle harassment suit]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11306 http://triblocal.com/des-plaines/2011/08/03/former-employee-paid-42k-in-harassment-settlement/ <![CDATA[NYC kindergarten teacher, 80, sues over firing]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11305 http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/08/03/80-year-old-kindergarten-teacher-sues-city-over-firing-from-queens-public-school/ <![CDATA[Alleging Racial Bias, Former Ropes & Gray Associate Sues Firm]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11304 http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/08/ropesbiassuit.html <![CDATA[Rock-Tenn To Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11303 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/8-2-11.cfm <![CDATA[Facebook Firings: Feds, Managers Navigate 'New Territory' In Employment]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11302 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/facebook-firings-new-territory_n_915520.html <![CDATA[Millions of Workers Are in the Dark About Their Pensions]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11301 http://blogs.smartmoney.com/encore/2011/08/02/millions-of-workers-are-in-the-dark-about-their-pensions/ <![CDATA[10 Signs Your Boss Just Isn't That Into You]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11300 http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2011/08/01/10-signs-your-boss-just-isnt-that-into-you <![CDATA[Worker who sued after 40 years on job can press age-bias claims]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11299 http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/California/News/Journal/2011/08_-_August/Worker_who_sued_after_40_years_on_job_can_press_age-bias_claims/ <![CDATA[Boeing tries to limit "sunshine" in NLRB case]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11298 http://www.thestate.com/2011/08/02/1919225/cer.html <![CDATA[Who Cares About LGBT Workers?]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11297 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/darren-hutchinson/who-cares-about-lgbt-work_b_914122.html <![CDATA[Workplace Discrimination Charges at Record High]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11296 http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/workplace-discrimination-charges-at-record-high-07292011.html <![CDATA[Why We Need to Protect Ex-Con Job Seekers from Discrimination]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11295 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2086114,00.html <![CDATA[$100k settlement reached in school sexual harassment case]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11294 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jul/26/100k-settlement-reached-in-school-sexual-case/ <![CDATA[Lawyer Accused of Harassing Employee, Asking Her to Wear Swimsuit to the Office]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11293 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_accused_of_harassing_employee_asking_her_to_wear_swimsuit_to_the_off/ <![CDATA[Boeing asks NLRB to conduct some hearings in private]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11292 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015736789_nlrb27.html <![CDATA[Boeing Seeks to Seal Documents in Labor Case]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11291 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-29/boeing-seeks-to-seal-documents-in-labor-case-over-new-787-plant.html <![CDATA[Raymond Jefferson leaves Labor Department after ethics finding]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11290 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/raymond-jefferson-leaves-labor-department-after-ethics-finding/2011/07/28/gIQA3gdwfI_story.html <![CDATA[Facing Call for Concessions, Verizon Workers Vote to Authorize Strike]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11289 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/business/verizon-workers-vote-to-support-strike.html?ref=labor <![CDATA[Employers to hike pay, but only for a select few]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11288 http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/27/pf/employee_pay/index.htm?iid=HP_LN <![CDATA[Bank Of The West To Pay $48,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Bias Hiring Lawsuit]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11287 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-27-11a.cfm <![CDATA[NLRB Rebuffs Issa Demand for Boeing Documents. Subpoenas Next?]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11286 http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/07/27/nlrb-rebuffs-issa-demand-for-boeing-documents-subpoenas-next/?mod=google_news_blog <![CDATA[Legal Secretary's Discrimination Suit Against Jones Day Is Dismissed]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11285 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legal_secretarys_discrimination_suit_against_jones_day_is_dismissed/ <![CDATA[Study Shows Racial Wealth Gap Grows Wider]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11284 http://www.npr.org/2011/07/26/138688135/study-shows-racial-wealth-gap-grows-wider <![CDATA[21 endangered workplace benefits]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11283 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-benefits-disappearing-story,0,7928170.story <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs fights bias lawsuit, cites Wal-Mart]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11282 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/us-goldman-bias-lawsuit-idUSTRE76L4RP20110722 <![CDATA[EEOC reconsiders policy on criminal background checks]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11281 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/eeoc-reconsiders-policy-on-criminal-background-checks/2011/03/23/gIQAfEOBYI_blog.html <![CDATA[Virtual Workplace: Next Frontier Of Employer Liability]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11280 http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=41162 <![CDATA[Attacks on NLRB imperil due process]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11279 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58998.html <![CDATA[House Committee Passes Bill to Rein In NLRB]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11278 http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/07/21/house-committee-passes-bill-to-rein-in-nlrb/ <![CDATA[Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart Bias Case Return to Court]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11277 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/07/22/207602.htm <![CDATA[Why Hasn't Employment of the Elderly Fallen?]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11276 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/why-hasnt-employment-of-the-elderly-fallen/?ref=labor <![CDATA[Corporate America's chokehold on wages]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11275 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/corporate-americas-chokehold-on-wages/2011/07/19/gIQAL2ieOI_story.html <![CDATA[Labor Deal Roils Conn. Employees]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11274 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303795304576456502040110670.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[Trust your employer? You're in the minority]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11273 http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/07/18/7106619-trust-your-employer-youre-in-the-minority <![CDATA[How To Handle a Workplace Bully]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11272 http://www.bnet.com/blog/health-fit-tips/how-to-challenge-a-workplace-bully-8211and-win/1264 <![CDATA[NLRB Under Fire for Proposed Changes to Union Election Process]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11271 http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/nlrb-under-fire-for-proposed-changes-to-union-election-process-1.html <![CDATA[Cavalier Telephone Pays 1MM To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11270 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-18-11.cfm <![CDATA[Proposed NLRB rules are sensible and should be adopted]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11269 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-getman-nlrbrules-20110719,0,6613542.story?track=rss <![CDATA[Former Mercer Island official settles harassment suit for 1MM]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11268 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015653728_lindell19m.html <![CDATA[$3.2M sex harassment verdict against ex-judge]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11267 http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/article_5f4c1f8f-f17a-5599-9b55-b948bcf6baa0.html <![CDATA[The Industries That Are -- and Aren't -- Hiring]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11266 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304203304576450442798965246.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Businesses find loopholes in Healthy San Fran Law]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11265 http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/07/businesses-find-loopholes-healthy-san-francisco-law <![CDATA[N.Y. labor row hints unions are setting sights on Target]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11264 http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-15/business/29778386_1_wal-mart-target-corp-labor-fight <![CDATA[Hilda Solis: Dealing with Our Changing Workforce]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11263 http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/hilda-solis-dealing-with-our-changing-workforce-20110714 <![CDATA[Massachusetts legislators hear pitch for law targeting workplace bullying]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11262 http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/massachusetts_legislators_hear.html <![CDATA[Green jobs pay better as clean-tech sector booms]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11261 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2011-07-12-green-jobs-economy_n.htm <![CDATA[Diagnose and Eliminate Workplace Bullying]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11260 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/07/diagnose_and_eliminate_workplace.html <![CDATA[EEOC says Fred Meyer failed to protect employees from harassing customer]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11259 http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/07/eeoc_says_fred_meyer_failed_to.html <![CDATA[Congress may force release of NLRB Boeing records]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11258 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-sc-boeing-unions,0,265750.story <![CDATA[Where Have America's Jobs Gone?]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11257 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576440203602314190.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Labor: Courts keep sanctioning EEOC in class litigation]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11256 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2011/07/06/labor-courts-keep-sanctioning-eeoc-in-class-litiga <![CDATA[U.S. workforce: permanently downsized?]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11255 http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-07-11/news/bs-ed-rodricks-unemployment-20110711_1_corporations-cash-reserves-new-jobs <![CDATA[4 Ways to Regain Control of Your Identity in the Workplace]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11254 http://blogs.forbes.com/glennllopis/2011/07/11/4-ways-to-regain-control-of-your-identity-in-the-workplace/ <![CDATA[The Concentrated Pain of Job Loss]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11253 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/the-concentrated-pain-of-job-loss/?ref=labor <![CDATA[As Income Gap Balloons, Is It Holding Back Growth?]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11252 http://www.npr.org/2011/07/10/137744694/as-income-gap-balloons-is-it-holding-back-growth <![CDATA[Seeking Investment Flexibility In a 401(k)]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11251 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/your-money/401ks-and-similar-plans/a-401k-window-to-more-investing-choices-your-money.html <![CDATA[Wal-Mart sex-bias ruling implications debated]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11250 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-10/business/ct-biz-0710-outside-opinion-wal-mart-20110710_1_wal-mart-decision-wal-mart-stores-class-action-lawsuits <![CDATA[New workplace dynamics: Older employees find themselves under rule of younger bosses]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11249 http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2011/07/07/2011-07-07_new_workplace_dynamics_older_employees_find_themselves_under_rule_of_younger_bos.html <![CDATA[Conn. becomes 1st state requiring paid sick time]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11248 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h2IdpNUGU61dWzymyvhhWwMt9NnQ?docId=7a158aa9a72645f193c29bf2d98fdcbd <![CDATA[Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11247 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-6-11.cfm <![CDATA[Learning how to be a union activist]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11246 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-labor-school-20110706,0,6920305.story <![CDATA[Connecticut Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Bill Signed By Governor Dan Malloy]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11245 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/connecticut-gender-identity-discrimination-dan-malloy_n_891739.html <![CDATA[401(k) Law Suppresses Saving for Retirement]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11244 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576430153643522780.html <![CDATA[Is the workplace home of the free and entitled?]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11243 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-tribu-skube-younger-employees-column,0,1077852.column <![CDATA[Target, EEOC settle disability discrimination suit]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11242 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_18413296?nclick_check=1 <![CDATA[Maine's LL Bean rehires 4 after discount error]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11241 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hLDCuZhIpxqOtTfRZ0ZG3OBkKc3w?docId=e7d3bb130b2a43a3af2044d877f08aa9 <![CDATA[California overtime-pay laws protect nonresidents too, court rules]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11240 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-overtime-20110701,0,5271758.story <![CDATA[Genesco/Journeys Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11239 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-1-11.cfm <![CDATA[Workplace Atmosphere Keeps Many In The Closet]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11238 http://www.npr.org/2011/07/03/137560187/workplace-atmosphere-keeps-many-in-the-closet <![CDATA[Employee morale ebbs along with workforce]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11237 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/sc-cons-0630-marksjarvis-20110701,0,4619719.column <![CDATA[Unemployment rule changes start Friday]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11236 http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_dbe5f2d6-0709-56e7-9eea-6fbeae286b34.html <![CDATA[President Obama tips his hand on Boeing and the NLRB]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11235 http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/06/president-obama-tips-his-hand-on-boeing-and-the-nlrb.html <![CDATA[Brown vetoes card-check legislation for farmworkers]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11234 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/29/BATP1K3M9J.DTL <![CDATA[Fewer families get health coverage from workplace]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11233 http://www.startribune.com/local/124658533.html <![CDATA[EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit With Dollar General for $50,000]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11232 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-28-11.cfm <![CDATA[Immigration Holds Key to Labor Shortage]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11231 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576411362925170744.html <![CDATA[Groups Say Changes to Labor Law Won't Do Enough for Veterans]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11230 http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/groups-say-changes-to-labor-law-wont-do-enough-for-veterans/?scp=2&sq=labor&st=cse# <![CDATA[The Plane Truth: Unions Don't Equal Quality]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11229 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-robins/the-plane-truth-unions_b_881387.html <![CDATA[What Toyota Is Still Doing Right]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11228 http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jun2011/ca20110624_657612.htm <![CDATA[Unions Fend Off Right-to-Work Bill in New Hampshire]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11227 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304231204576404092860800676.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[NLRB and Boeing: A Long Summer Ahead]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11226 http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/26/nlrb-and-boeing-a-long-summer-ahead/ <![CDATA[Costco Women's Suit May be Imperiled by Supreme Court's Wal-Mart Decision]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11225 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-23/costco-women-s-suit-may-be-imperiled-by-supreme-court-s-wal-mart-decision.html <![CDATA[Lawmakers urged to pass transgender discrimination bill]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11224 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/06/24/transgender_bill_backers_press_lawmakers_to_allow_debate/ <![CDATA[Finally, Nurses Are Set to Vote on Unionizing]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11223 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/us/24cncwarren.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[An ICE Storm of Immigration Audits is Coming]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11222 http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202498023756&An_ICE_Storm_of_Immigration_Audits_is_Coming <![CDATA[Disparate Treatment in Hiring Remains Major Problem, Experts Tell EEOC]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11221 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-22-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Gets a Free Pass for Bias From the Supreme Court]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11220 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rinku-sen/walmart-gets-a-free-pass-_b_882473.html <![CDATA[NLRB rules would streamline unionizing]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11219 http://www.startribune.com/business/124325949.html <![CDATA[Court limits gov't employees' speech rights]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11218 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NVNV382.htm <![CDATA[Workplace Discrimination: Transparency Key in Fight for Equality]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11217 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/workplace-discrimination-transparency-key-fight-equality/story?id=13892888 <![CDATA[LensCrafters Settles Female-On-Male Sexual Harassment Case]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11216 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/lenscrafters-settles-fema_n_880709.html <![CDATA[US Labor Department announces proposed rule concerning reporting on use of labor relations consultants]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11215 http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/olms/olms20110924.htm <![CDATA[Decision in Wal-Mart case a blow to class actions]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11214 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1tj8uuDMXRV3GBPRwnyhbQ2HgJg?docId=7ca946ea5e3046b6894e838498c864b5 <![CDATA[Should I Quit My Job?]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11213 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304319804576389632624395522.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Workers Reject Union at Target Store]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11212 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/business/18target.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[Best Buy settles class-action bias lawsuit]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11211 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/17/us-bestbuy-bias-lawsuit-idUSTRE75G64M20110617 <![CDATA[Former SEIU President Stern Splits With Labor, Backs Tax Holiday]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11210 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-16/former-seiu-president-stern-splits-with-labor-backs-tax-holiday.html <![CDATA[Former SEIU President Stern Splits With Labor, Backs Tax Holiday]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11209 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-16/former-seiu-president-stern-splits-with-labor-backs-tax-holiday.html <![CDATA[Teachers Union Confronts Some Crucial Decisions]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11208 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/education/17cncteachers.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[UMass gets $364,000 penalty in bias case]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11207 http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-17/news/29670638_1_promotion-associate-professor-administrators <![CDATA[Employers Spruce Up Benefits to Keep Older Workers, BofA Says]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11206 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-14/employers-spruce-up-benefits-to-keep-older-workers-bofa-says.html <![CDATA[Separate Bills Focus on Two Pieces of Immigration Puzzle]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11205 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/us/politics/16immig.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[Sonic Drive-In Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit For 2M]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11204 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-15-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Wis. Supreme Court upholds controversial union law]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11203 http://www.cnbc.com/id/43408728 <![CDATA[Suit challenges Tenn.'s anti-discrimination limits]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11202 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NRMN6G0.htm <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Workers Try the Nonunion Route]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11201 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/business/15walmart.html?_r=2&ref=wagesandsalaries <![CDATA[Labor Agency Challenges Boeing Factory Location]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11200 http://www.npr.org/2011/06/14/137141619/labor-agency-challenges-boeing-factory-location <![CDATA[Here's how to avoid sabotaging your 401(k) plan]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11199 http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2011-06-14-401-k-tips_n.htm <![CDATA[To Create More Jobs, Go Where the Jobs Are]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11198 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704608504576208550929044730.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Former Employee Breaks Silence About Landmark Sexual Harassment Case]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11197 http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-victim-speaks-aarons-lawsuit-61111,0,322202.story <![CDATA[Strike could be near for Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons workers, union warns]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11196 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-grocery-labor-20110609,0,5561335.story <![CDATA[16 AGs weigh in on NLRB's suit against Boeing]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11195 http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-government/16-state-ags-most-republicans-weigh-in-on-nlrbs-action-against-boeing-sc-plant/2011/06/09/AGwDeiNH_story.html <![CDATA[Obama prods employers to invest in displaced workers]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11194 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-jobs-20110609,0,2811222.story <![CDATA[Jury awards 95M in Fairview Heights sex harassment suit]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11193 http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_6f46fa47-3a8b-5266-b094-b95910d51c46.html <![CDATA[Dems defend NLRB against GOP pushback on Boeing suit]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11192 http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/165713-dems-defend-nlrb-against-gop-pushback-on-boeing-suit <![CDATA[Hearing held on transgender rights bill]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11191 http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-09/news/29639155_1_transgender-people-transgender-discrimination-gender-identity-and-expression <![CDATA[Report documents dramatic shift in immigrant workforce's skill level]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11190 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/report-documents-dramatic-shift-in-immigrant-workforces-skill-level/2011/06/08/AGHqthMH_story.html <![CDATA[White House to announce more on initiative to link skilled workers, manufacturers]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11189 http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/08/2256623/white-house-to-announce-more-on.html <![CDATA[Wis. justices hear arguments in union law case]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11188 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NMIPS81.htm <![CDATA[Bill Aims to Protect Hotel Workers From Sexual Abuse]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11187 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/bill-aims-to-protect-hotel-workers-from-sexual-abuse/?ref=labor <![CDATA[Lawyer Bets Big on Wal-Mart Discrimination Ruling]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11186 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/06/07/lawyer-bets-big-on-wal-mart-discrimination-ruling/ <![CDATA[Conn. Poised To Be First State To Mandate Sick Pay]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11185 http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/137008816/conn-poised-to-be-first-state-to-mandate-sick-pay <![CDATA[National View: Court ruling threatens rights of women in workplace]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11184 http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110606/OPINION/106060302/-1/TOWN1001 <![CDATA[Columbia Women's Shelter to Pay $103K to Settle Lawsuit]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11183 http://www.komu.com/news/columbia-women-s-shelter-to-pay-103k-to-settle-lawsuit/ <![CDATA[Labor Board Broadens Delta Probe]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11182 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304474804576369762641111264.html <![CDATA[EEOC Obtains $600,000 Verdict Against AutoZone For Failure To Accommodate Disabled Employee]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11181 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-3-11e.cfm <![CDATA[Temporary Staffing Firm and Client Company To Pay $42,500 to Settle EEOC National Origin Lawsuit]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11180 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-6-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Dots To Pay Nearly A Quarter Million To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11179 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-3-11a.cfm <![CDATA[EEOC proposes records rule on Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11178 http://www.businessinsurance.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110603/NEWS/110609965 <![CDATA[NYPD sergeant files sexual harassment complaint against his male boss]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11177 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/06/06/2011-06-06_officer_files_sexual_harassment_complaint_against_his_male_boss_had_it_with_this.html <![CDATA[In Shift, Justice Department is Hiring Lawyers With Civil Rights Backgrounds]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11176 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/us/politics/01rights.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[Post-Feminist Equality: Do Women Have Real Choice in the Modern Workplace?]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11175 http://blogs.forbes.com/csr/2011/05/31/post-feminist-equality-do-women-have-real-choice-in-the-modern-workplace/ <![CDATA[Longs Drugs Settles EEOC Race, Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Suit]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11174 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-31-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Career Journal: Email Etiquette at Work]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11173 http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/06/03/career-journal-email-etiquette-for-the-workplace/ <![CDATA[Updating a Résumé for 2011]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11172 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576363612674900024.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[EEOC proposes records rule on Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11171 http://www.businessinsurance.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110603/NEWS/110609965 <![CDATA[Conn. Senate OKs paid sick leave legislation]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11170 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NF5HH80.htm <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Is Being Pressed to Disclose How Global Suppliers Treat Workers]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11169 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/business/31walmart.html?_r=1 <![CDATA[Pressured to quit, older workers start fighting back in courtroom]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11168 http://www.detnews.com/article/20110530/BIZ01/105300313/1001/biz <![CDATA[Law Firm Is Sanctioned Over Client's Concealment in Bias Suit]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11167 http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202495378439&Law_Firm_Is_Sanctioned_Over_Clients_Concealment_in_Bias_Suit&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 <![CDATA[What If You Had Unlimited Vacation?]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11166 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/what-if-you-had-unlimited-vacation/2342?tag=sec-river1 <![CDATA[Judge Voids Wisconsin Law Curbing Unions]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11165 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/us/27wisconsin.html <![CDATA[Comparing Wages Across the U.S.]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11164 http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/05/25/comparing-wages-across-the-u-s/ <![CDATA[Act Teleconferencing to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Law Suit]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11163 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-25-11.cfm <![CDATA[Three-Quarters of Employers Plan to Hire New Graduates]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11162 http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/05/25/three-quarters-of-employers-plan-to-hire-new-graduates/ <![CDATA[US appeals court reverses decision on skycap tips]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11161 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/05/23/general-us-skycaps-tips_8480337.html <![CDATA[New Hampshire On Cusp Of Approving Right-To-Work]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11160 http://www.npr.org/2011/05/24/136612601/new-hampshire-on-cusp-of-approving-right-to-work <![CDATA[More employers are offering on-the-job health care]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11159 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health/more-employers-are-offering-on-the-job-health-care/2011/05/19/AF60039G_story.html <![CDATA[Lawmakers reach likely deal on workers' comp]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11158 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015123531_leg23m.html <![CDATA[Dealing with your workplace Debbie Downer]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11157 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ask-the-fedcoach/post/dealing-with-your-workplace-debbie-downer/2011/03/04/AFoGfl9G_blog.html <![CDATA[Employers see benefits of workplace flexibility]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11156 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/employers-see-benefits-of-workplace-flexibility-2011-05-24 <![CDATA[How to find a job in 2011]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11155 http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/18/pf/jobs/how_to_find_a_job/index.htm <![CDATA[Okla. Legislature approves workers' comp overhaul]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11154 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NAK7BG2.htm <![CDATA[Online College To Pay $260,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit Charging Sex Harassment By Supervisors]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11153 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-19-11.cfm <![CDATA[NLRB Faults Company for Firing Workers Over Facebook Posts]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11152 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576331861559033254.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[New York bill would ban unemployment discrimination]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11151 http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/New_York/News/2011/05_-_May/New_York_bill_would_ban_unemployment_discrimination/ <![CDATA[The Most Awkward Meeting]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11150 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576331044032063796.html <![CDATA[Senate Bill Would Limit Savers Using 401(k)s as Rainy-Day Funds]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11149 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/senate-bill-would-limit-savers-using-401-k-s-as-rainy-day-funds.html <![CDATA[The secret life of a resume]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11148 http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/18/news/economy/filling_job_opening/index.htm <![CDATA[The Workplace Whodunit: Navigating a Culture of Blame]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11147 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576331633789273362.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Legislature OKs six state worker contracts]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11146 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/16/BAS91JGR5F.DTL <![CDATA[Tech distractions for workers add up]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11145 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-05-18-social-media-worker-distractions_n.htm <![CDATA[Starbucks sued for firing barista with dwarfism]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11144 http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Starbucks-sued-for-firing-barista-with-dwarfism-1383502.php <![CDATA[Companies tie more of workers' pay to performance]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11143 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/companies-tie-more-of-workers-pay-to-performance-2011-05-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp <![CDATA[Dillard's to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11142 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-16-11.cfm <![CDATA[The Great Recession's lost generation]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11141 http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/17/news/economy/recession_lost_generation/index.htm <![CDATA[Nursing Homes Seek Exemptions From Health Law]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11140 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/us/16nursing.html?_r=2&ref=wagesandsalaries <![CDATA[Cardiologists Accuse Hospital of Discrimination]]> Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11139 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/us/15ttindiandocs.html <![CDATA[America's CEOs: Jobs outlook better, but ...]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11138 http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/15/news/economy/thebuzz_ceos_economy_survey/index.htm <![CDATA[Extreme Multitasking: Surviving the Superjob]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11137 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB70001424052748704709304576124492584624536.html <![CDATA[Hyundai Ideal Electric Company to Pay $188,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Bias and Retaliation Suit]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11136 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-12-11.cfm <![CDATA[Bill prohibiting 'captive audience' meetings moves to Conn. Senate after 11-hour House debate]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11135 http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/c14de90d72d0424391a05855f7030365/CT--Captive-Audience/ <![CDATA[EEOC targets gender gap in wages]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11134 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/05/11/20110511gender-wage-gap.html <![CDATA[Your mother was right: Manners matter as etiquette goes to work]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11133 http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2011/05/12/2011-05-12_etiquette_goes_to_work.html <![CDATA[NH gov vetoes anti-union bill]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11132 http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2011/05/11/nh_gov_expected_to_veto_collective_bargaining_bill/ <![CDATA[Want to live longer? Supportive co-workers may help]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11131 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/11/us-work-longevity-idUSTRE74A6HQ20110511 <![CDATA[Mass. health workers seek job retraining funds]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11130 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/05/11/mass_health_workers_seek_job_retraining_funds/ <![CDATA[Typhoon discriminated against Thai chefs, Oregon workplace investigators conclude]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11129 http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/05/typhoon_discriminated_against.html <![CDATA[Yankee Stadium concession workers sue over tips]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11128 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/10/us-yankees-waiters-idUSTRE7496SW20110510 <![CDATA[General Motors to add or keep 4,000 jobs, invest $2B, at 17 plants in the US]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11127 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/general-motors-to-add-or-keep-4000-jobs-invest-2b-at-17-plants-in-the-us/2011/05/10/AFjtdNiG_story.html <![CDATA[Quit your job? Make a graceful exit]]> Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11126 http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/CTW_jobs_20110510_Quit_your_job__Make_a_graceful_exit.html <![CDATA[3,055 file for unemployment from Alabama storms]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11125 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/05/09/business-us-tornadoes-alabama-unemployment_8457722.html <![CDATA[Kansas Senate approves compromise pension bill]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11124 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/05/09/general-ks-xgr-pension-woes_8458118.html <![CDATA[NLRB pursues secret-ballot lawsuit in AZ]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11123 http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/39543-nlrb-pursues-secret-ballot-lawsuit-in-arizona <![CDATA[Workplace 'Rights' That You Don't Have]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11122 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/workplace-8220rights-8221-that-you-don-8217t-have/2194?tag=sec-river3 <![CDATA[Help Wanted on Factory Floor]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11121 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703643104576291360540691764.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Citizens Republic Settles Detroit-Bias Claims ]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11120 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703992704576305191640771146.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[StoneRidge Health and Rehab Center to Pay $22,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11119 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/4-26-11.cfm <![CDATA[Mo. governor condemns discrimination law changes]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11118 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MRBF2O0.htm <![CDATA[Bellevue settles age-bias case]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11117 http://www.omaha.com/article/20110427/NEWS97/704279901/-1 <![CDATA[NJ worker fired over Quran burning gets job back]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11116 http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/22/2818405/nj-worker-fired-over-quran-burning.html <![CDATA[Los Angeles officials want workers to trade furloughs for pay cuts]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11115 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-villaraigosa-furloughs-20110425,0,3391909.story <![CDATA[Labor Board Plans to Sue 2 States Over Union Rules]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11114 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/business/26labor.html?_r=1 <![CDATA[Ralph Jones Sheet Metal Settles EEOC Racial Harassment Suit for $160,000]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11113 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/4-22-11.cfm <![CDATA[Best Companies to Work For: Happy Campers]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11112 http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1104/gallery.best_companies_happy_campers.fortune/index.html <![CDATA[A Minimum-Wage Job?]]> Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11111 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703434004576281682551325482.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Privacy is potentially a costly workplace issue]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11110 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/print-edition/2011/04/22/privacy-is-potentially-a-costly.html <![CDATA[NH Senate says no to union costs for non-members]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11109 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MNH9P80.htm <![CDATA[EEOC Underestimates Impact of ADA Amendments Act]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11108 http://www.industryweek.com/articles/eeoc_underestimates_impact_of_ada_amendments_act_24380.aspx?SectionID=1 <![CDATA[Working With Five Generations In The Workplace]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11107 http://blogs.forbes.com/rawnshah/2011/04/20/working-with-five-generations-in-the-workplace/ <![CDATA[77 Cents on the Dollar Isn't Fair]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11106 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/opinion/21thu3.html?_r=1&ref=wagesandsalaries <![CDATA[Cases Target Illegal Labor]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11105 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703838004576275302248212630.html <![CDATA[Florida Gives Superhero Capes to Jobless]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11104 http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/04/19/florida-gives-superhero-capes-to-jobless/ <![CDATA[L.A. County to pay $900,000 to settle deputy's harassment suit]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11103 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-deputy-harassed-20110420,0,5193494.story <![CDATA[Bill barring transgender bias in workplace awaits gov's OK]]> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11102 http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/120250934.html <![CDATA[Workplace Bias Against Breastfeeding Moms Persists]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11101 http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/04/18/workplace-bias-against-breastfeeding-moms-persists/25411.html <![CDATA[The Top 5 Reasons Why Your Boss Is Ineffective and How You Can Help]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11100 http://blogs.forbes.com/glennllopis/2011/04/15/the-top-5-reasons-why-your-boss-is-ineffective-and-how-you-can-help/ <![CDATA[State launches probe into campaign to provide superhero capes to jobless]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11099 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-jobless-cape-probe-20110418,0,1218799.story <![CDATA[Rebuilding trust in the workplace]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11098 http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110418/NEWS01/104180301/Rebuilding-trust-workplace?odyssey=nav|head <![CDATA[Georgia governor to sign law targeting illegal immigration]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11097 http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/15/georgia.legislature/index.html?hpt=T2 <![CDATA[Wall Street Women of Golden Seeds Give Cash to Female CEOs]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11096 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-15/wall-street-women-of-golden-seeds-use-angel-cash-to-cultivate-female-ceos.html <![CDATA[Returning To Work: The Satisfaction Of Having A Job]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11095 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/14/135412809/returning-to-work-the-satisfaction-of-having-a-job <![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg gets snippy in deposition for E.E.O.C. discrimination case of pregnant women]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11094 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/04/15/2011-04-15_mayor_bloomberg_gets_snippy_in_deposition_for_eeoc_discrimination_case_of_pregna.html <![CDATA[Walmart workers get $440k]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11093 http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/14/2350943/walmart-workers-get-440k.html <![CDATA[Farmworker Sexual Harassment Suit Settled for $27K]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11092 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17793039?nclick_check=1 <![CDATA[Limits Sought to Employers' Use of Credit Reports]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11091 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2011-04-07-credit-reports-in-hiring-decisions.htm <![CDATA[Work-Life Balance for Everyone]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11090 http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-research/work-life-balance-for-everyone/1307?tag=sec-river2 <![CDATA[Merkley introduces bill to protect gays from workplace discrimination]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11089 http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/04/merkley_introduces_bill_to_pro.html <![CDATA[Fire officer's racial-bias suit dismissed]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11088 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/13/copy/fire-officers-racial-bias-suit-dismissed.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 <![CDATA[Teamsters rally to fight Pa. right-to-work bill]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11087 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/119618299.html <![CDATA[Texas company sued for abuse of Iowa workers]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11086 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MEBM7O1.htm <![CDATA[Montana governor signs work comp compromise]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11085 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MIB1S80.htm <![CDATA[S.C. Democrats call anti-union legislation a 'political ploy']]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11084 http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/11/2161507/sc-democrats-call-anti-union-legislation.html <![CDATA[Women, Northeasterners Would Like More Pay]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11083 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704843404576250851086189820.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Analysis: Discrimination case may not go all Wal-Mart's way]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11082 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/11/us-walmart-discrimination-idUSTRE73A2CW20110411 <![CDATA[State ordered to pay $467K in age-bias claims]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11081 http://www.startribune.com/local/119481739.html <![CDATA[The Hidden Job Crisis for American Men]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11080 http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_16/b4224007222337.htm <![CDATA[Ex-Employees File Title VII Suits Against Dallas Firm]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11079 http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/PubArticleTX.jsp?id=1202489456049&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 <![CDATA[Walmart and Women: Why the Discrimination Suit Matters]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11078 http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/on-job/walmart-and-women-why-the-discrimination-suit-matters/475/ <![CDATA[Who Now Qualifies as a Disabled Employee?]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11077 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/tagblogsfindlawcom2011-freeenterprise-idUS96714685320110406 <![CDATA[Township to pay $140K to employee who claimed gender discrimination]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11076 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/township-to-pay-140township-to-pay-140k-to-employee-who-claimed-gender-discrimination-1128809.html <![CDATA[Baby boomers turn 65 with retirement prospects uncertain]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11075 http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/retirement/2011-04-05-baby-boomers-retirement-poll.htm <![CDATA[McDonald's will hold hiring day April 19 to fill 50,000 jobs]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11074 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2011-04-04-mcdonalds-hiring.htm <![CDATA[Women's pay gap often starts with no negotiation on salary]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11073 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/bruzzese/2011-04-06-women-need-negotiating-skills_N.htm <![CDATA[Transgender non-discrimination bill passes Judiciary -- without any amendments]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11072 http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2011/04/transgender-nondiscrimination.html <![CDATA[FACT CHECK: Are federal workers overpaid?]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11071 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0SP4tJh3bek5WvwoC7ll93ZSnwA?docId=2776136f8de54f85b9b6bb10eafbe10c <![CDATA[Adam Brothers Farming Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11070 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/4-7-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Maine's Labor Mural Prompts Lawsuit, Recall Effort]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11069 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135121171/maines-labor-mural-disappears-over-weekend <![CDATA[Iranian-born worker can sue Raytheon for bias over security clearance firing]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11068 http://www.businessinsurance.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110404/NEWS/110409976 <![CDATA[Lawmakers To Ban Transsexual Workplace Discrimination]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11067 http://www.kitv.com/news/27427072/detail.html <![CDATA[Class-Action Lawsuits: Not The Answer for Workplace Gender Discrimination]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11066 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/03/class-action_lawsuits_not_the.html <![CDATA[Do We Need a Brown v. Board of Education for Women?]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11065 http://blogs.forbes.com/shenegotiates/2011/04/03/do-we-need-a-brown-v-board-of-education-for-women/ <![CDATA[New batch of gender bias suits reflective of a glass ceiling that keeps women from the ranks of management]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11064 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11094/1136209-499.stm <![CDATA[Ex-Marc Jacobs COO accuses company president Robert Duffy of fostering x-rated workplace]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11063 http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-31/local/29381874_1_robert-duffy-hostile-work-environment-stripper-pole <![CDATA[Outsourcers Are Criticized on Visa Use]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11062 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/us/01immigration.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[Anti-union mood moves to Nebraska's modest unions]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11061 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M9DT900.htm <![CDATA[Wis. GOP pressing ahead with anti-union law]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11060 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iifAAAB7S-I4rK6biQ8pwwKasHjA?docId=44d3bce9b2784c9bb3db7e9b385773ca <![CDATA[Obama threatens veto of FAA bill over labor provision]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11059 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/31/us-obama-faa-idUSTRE72T7SD20110331 <![CDATA[The Walmart Class Action and the Culture of Discrimination]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11058 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kent-greenfield/the-walmart-class-action-_b_842805.html <![CDATA[Who's Disabled? Feds Expand the Definition]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11057 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/03/25/whos-disabled-feds-expand-the-definition/ <![CDATA[Workers eager to job hunt as morale plunges]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11056 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2011-03-28-1Amorale28_ST_N.htm <![CDATA[Wal-Mart sex-bias case could have wide impact]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11055 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42250811/ns/business-careers/ <![CDATA[Wisconsin: No Ruling on Union Law]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11054 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/us/25brfs-NORULINGONUN_BRF.html?ref=labor <![CDATA[Rolling Back Pay? Pregaming Next Week's Big Discrimination Argumen]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11053 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/03/24/rolling-back-pay-pregaming-next-weeks-big-sex-discrimination-argument/ <![CDATA[EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11052 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-24-11.cfm <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Pushes (Shoves?) Law Firms to Promote Minority Lawyers]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11051 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/03/23/wal-mart-pushes-shoves-law-firms-to-promote-minority-lawyers/ <![CDATA[Collective Bargaining Rights Are Key for Workplace Equality]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11050 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-r-arnwine/collective-bargaining-rig_b_839531.html <![CDATA[Online etiquette flubs could crush your career]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11049 http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/24/clueless-about-online-etiquette-could-be-a-career-crusher/ <![CDATA[Justices Back Employee in Wage Complaint Case]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11048 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/us/23scotus.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[Union workers 'ready to fight' over 'right to work' bills]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11047 http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/22/business/union-workers-%E2%80%98ready-to-fight%E2%80%99-over-%E2%80%98right-to-work%E2%80%99-bills/ <![CDATA[Bayer is target of $100M gender bias lawsuit]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11046 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M49DU80.htm <![CDATA[Workplace discrimination bills considered by Missouri lawmakers would hurt employees]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11045 http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/21/2743168/workplace-discrimination-bills.html <![CDATA[Wisconsin Asks Appeals Court to Block Order Halting Union Bargaining Law]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11044 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-21/wisconsin-asks-appeals-court-to-block-order-halting-union-bargaining-law.html <![CDATA[Wal-Mart sexual discrimination case could redefine class action]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11043 http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20110320-wal-mart-sexual-discrimination-case-could-redefine-class-action.ece <![CDATA[Judge blocks contentious Wisconsin union law]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11042 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-blocks-contentious-wisconsin-union-law/story?id=13167424 <![CDATA[Utah's New Immigration Law: A Model For America?]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11041 http://www.npr.org/2011/03/18/134626178/utahs-new-immigration-law-a-model-for-america <![CDATA[3M settles age-discrimination suit for up to $12M]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11040 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M2JBUO1.htm <![CDATA[Attitude of Bosses and Money Matter the Most]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11039 http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2011/03/17/attitude-of-bosses-and-money-matter-the-most/ <![CDATA[Walker: Union Bosses Out of Touch]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11038 http://www.nationaljournal.com/walker-union-bosses-out-of-touch-20110317 <![CDATA[Social-media policies can be potential pitfall for employers]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11037 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2011/03/18/social-media-policies-can-be-potential.html <![CDATA[Senate OKs letting Texans keep guns in car at work]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11036 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LVSMJO0.htm <![CDATA[Unpaid internships gain popularity among the jobless]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11035 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-old-interns-20110315,0,583984.story <![CDATA[Myths and Stereotypes About Mental Disabilities Greatest Barrier to Employment]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11034 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-15-11c.cfm <![CDATA[Wal-Mart Gender Bias Case May Mean 'Rough Justice' for Companies]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11033 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-16/wal-mart-gender-bias-case-may-mean-rough-justice-for-companies.html <![CDATA[Labor threats carry poignancy for Irish-Americans]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11032 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5io-zL28SbFqwj4iWMdtT4HXiAK7A?docId=ba2e9c1330c14e7eaad262bec5b58927 <![CDATA[New Bill Would Ban Discrimination Against The Jobless]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11031 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/16/new-bill-would-ban-discrimination-against-jobless_n_836687.html?ir=Impact <![CDATA[Indiana Health Centers, Inc. To Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11030 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-14-11.cfm <![CDATA[Dealing with Negativity and Harassment at Work]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11029 http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/03/14/dealing-negativity-harassment-work/ <![CDATA[A 'Pro-Business' Supreme Court? Recent Rulings Favor Workers and Injured Plaintiffs]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11028 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_pro-business_supreme_court_recent_rulings_favor_workers_and_injured_plain/ <![CDATA[Court Enforces EEOC Investigative Subpoena And Imposes Sanctions Against Osceola Nursing Home]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11027 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-11-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Unions frame bargaining as civil rights issue]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11026 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWVTLq_J6-wOk4LmUmb8xEvi4ZXA?docId=ec23f0df64c04adf8ebb4885626dedc2 <![CDATA[The New Wisconsin Anti-Collective Bargaining Law Primer - What's Actually In It?]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11025 http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/03/12/the-new-wisconsin-anti-collective-bargaining-law-primer-whats-actually-in-it/ <![CDATA[Sexual harassment suit is halted against American Apparel chief Dov Charney]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11024 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-charney-lawsuit-20110310,0,1476328.story?track=rss <![CDATA[Commission to Meet Tuesday on Employment of People with Mental Disabilities]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11023 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-10-11.cfm <![CDATA[Companies Rally Behind Wal-Mart as Bias Suit Heads to High Court]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11022 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704823004576192920873207658.html <![CDATA[The Broad Spectrum of Workplace Violence]]> Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11021 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-whitmore/the-broad-spectrum-of-wor_b_833333.html <![CDATA[Wisconsin Senate Limits Bargaining by Public Workers]]> Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11020 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10wisconsin.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&ref=labor&adxnnlx=1299758746-SzsRrtVq+DeeLE/NJcvTug <![CDATA[American Apparel Exec Calls $250 Million Sex Harassment Suit 'Extortion']]> Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11019 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/american-apparel-exec-dov-charney-250-million-sex/story?id=13096513 <![CDATA[California labor market recovery to go more slowly than predicted, report says]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11018 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ucla-forecast-20110309,0,6693833.story <![CDATA[EEOC Seeks Public Comment on Plan To Review its Significant Regulations]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11017 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-8-11.cfm <![CDATA[Cigna sued on claims of gender bias]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11016 http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2011/03/04/cigna_sued_on_claims_of_gender_bias/ <![CDATA[Wellness and workplace productivity]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11015 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-workplace-wellness-story,0,2720928.story <![CDATA[Jobs Open, but Filling Them Slows Down]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11014 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704410004576182780887145442.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Democrats to End Union Standoff]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11013 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703362804576184892548853056.html <![CDATA[The Best Way for Retirees to Leave the Workforce]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11012 http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/retirement/the-best-way-for-retirees-to-leave-the-workforce-1299469481281/ <![CDATA[America's union story: Blood, struggle and bargaining for good and bad]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/04/unions.history/index.html <![CDATA[A System That Encourages Small Businesses Not to Hire Older Workers]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11010 http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/a-system-that-encourages-small-businesses-not-to-hire-older-workers/ <![CDATA[Channel 25 Settles EEOC Race And Sex Bias Suit]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11009 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-3-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Facebook and Labor Laws: Can Internet Posts Get You Fired?]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11008 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2055927,00.html <![CDATA[Cigna sued on claims of gender bias]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11007 http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/03/04/cigna_sued_on_claims_of_gender_bias/ <![CDATA[Delta faces charges of union bias in profit-sharing]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11006 http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/morning_call/2011/03/delta-faces-suit-over-profit-sharing.html <![CDATA[Supreme Court Finds Employer Liable Because of Discrimination by Proposing Official]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11005 http://www.fedsmith.com/article/2770/supreme-court-finds-employer-liable-because.html <![CDATA[Age Discrimination in The Workplace: Is It Ageism Or Your Attitude?]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11004 http://blogs.forbes.com/moneywisewomen/2011/03/02/age-discrimination-in-the-workplace-is-it-ageism-or-your-attitude/ <![CDATA[States Mull Shift in Worker Pensions]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11003 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704444604576172910048864744.html <![CDATA[Workplace Flexibility Gets a Little Blue Around the Collar]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11002 http://www.bizlex.com/Articles-c-2011-03-01-97133.113117-Workplace-Flexibility-Gets-a-Little-Blue-Around-the-Collar.html <![CDATA[Supreme Court extends bias protection]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11001 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-0302-court-bias-20110301,0,6068235.story <![CDATA[A new type of culture clash: American workers vs. foreign managers]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#11000 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/117075/20110228/unions-korean-workers-management.htm#ixzz1FLdkwbqZ <![CDATA[Unions Debate What to Give to Save Bargaining]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10999 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/us/28unions.html?_r=3&hp=&pagewanted=all <![CDATA[Strides by Women, Still a Wage Gap]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10998 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703749504576172700990018240.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Union Battles: A 'National Campaign' Against Labor?]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10997 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134064498/union-battles-a-national-campaign-against-labor <![CDATA[Unions vs. the Right to Work]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10996 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704150604576166011983939364.html?mod=googlenews_wsj <![CDATA[Woman receives $100,000 settlement in Belle Chasse sexual harassment case]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10995 http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/02/woman_receives_100000_settleme.html <![CDATA[Major Construction Firm To Pay $110,000 To Settle EEOC Suit For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10994 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-23-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Wis. Assembly Passes Bill Taking Away Union Rights]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10993 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134047623/wis-assembly-passes-bill-taking-away-union-rights <![CDATA[House bill would let bosses replace overtime with comp time]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10992 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/25/copy/measure-on-comp-time-has-its-critics.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 <![CDATA[GOP bill would end California pension bargaining]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10991 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/02/22/state/n163459S96.DTL&type=politics <![CDATA['Janie Q's' Class Warfare at Wal-Mart]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10990 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-norman/janie-qs-class-warfare-at_b_827471.html <![CDATA[Can Employees Refuse to Work for Political Beliefs?]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10989 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/tagblogsfindlawcom2011-freeenterprise-idUS90537025820110223 <![CDATA[Federal Court Refuses To Toss Out EEOC Claim That Chrysler Retaliated Against Employees]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10988 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-22-11a.cfm <![CDATA[N.J. governor wants workers to pay more for benefits]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10987 http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/22/news/economy/New_Jersey_budget_Chris_christie/index.htm <![CDATA[Wisconsin Workers' Rights Battle Goes National at Pivotal Time for Labor]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10986 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-22/wisconsin-workers-rights-battle-goes-national-at-pivotal-time-for-labor.html <![CDATA[How Are You Feeling About Your Job?]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10985 http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/feb2011/ca20110222_127007.htm <![CDATA[After nearly 10 years, sex-harassment suit may finally be settled]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10984 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0222-chicago-law-20110222,0,3592888.column <![CDATA[GOP Touts Need For Public Unions To Bend]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10983 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133863587/gop-touts-need-for-public-unions-to-bend <![CDATA[Michigan workers to oppose 'anti-labor' state proposals]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10982 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/22/us-michigan-protests-idUSTRE71L0GJ20110222 <![CDATA[Workzone: Laws govern workplace alcohol, drug testing]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10981 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11051/1126349-407.stm <![CDATA[6 Reasons You Shouldn't Quit Without Notice]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10980 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/6-reasons-you-shouldn-8217t-quit-without-notice/1249?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river <![CDATA[Labor faces a moment of truth]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10979 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49893.html <![CDATA[EEOC to Examine Treatment of Unemployed Job Seeker]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10978 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-14-11a.cfm <![CDATA[Report dings Congress on workplace safety]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10977 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49512.html <![CDATA[Labor Department sues Kinder Morgan over overtime]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10976 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12887680 <![CDATA[Employees Have Free Speech on Facebook]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10975 http://www.pcworld.com/article/219388/employees_have_free_speech_on_facebook.html <![CDATA[Democrats Missing, Wisconsin Vote on Cuts Is Delayed]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10974 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/us/18wisconsin.html?_r=3&ref=us <![CDATA[Order bans transgender discrimination in Mass.]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10973 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/02/17/order_bans_transgender_discrimination_in_mass/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news <![CDATA[Republicans challenging unions in state capitol]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10972 http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/02/18/1532761/republicans-challenging-unions.html <![CDATA[The High Price of Crying On the Job]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10971 http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/02/16/the-high-price-of-crying-on-the-job/ <![CDATA[EEOC Asks: Are Employers Discriminating Against The Jobless?]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10970 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/eeoc-unemployed-discrimination_n_824294.html <![CDATA[Bill Would Repeal Nevada's Minimum Wage Law]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10969 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/02/17/business-us-nv-minimum-wage_8313264.html <![CDATA[Safety Agency Puts Punishing U.S. Employers First, Lawmaker Says]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10968 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-15/safety-agency-puts-punishing-u-s-employers-first-lawmaker-says.html <![CDATA[N.F.L. Labor Dispute: Words but No Talks]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10967 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/sports/football/16labor.html?_r=2&ref=labor <![CDATA[Obama Budget Plan Could Create Millions of Jobs]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10966 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2011-02-15-infrastructure15_ST_N.htm <![CDATA[GM To Pay Hourly Workers More Than $4,000 Each In Bonuses]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10965 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/14/133750236/gm-to-pay-hourly-workers-more-than-4-000-each-in-bonuses <![CDATA[Workplace Bullying Bill Filed in Washington]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10964 http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_workplace_bullying.html <![CDATA[D.M. Council Approves $60,000 Settlement for Harassment Claim]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10963 http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/02/14/d-m-council-approves-60000-settlement-for-harassment-claim/ <![CDATA[States Aim Ax at Health Cost of Retirement]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10962 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/business/14retirees.html?_r=2&ref=labor <![CDATA[Hussey Copper To Pay $85,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10961 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-11-11.cfm <![CDATA[5 Reasons You Should Embrace Telework Week and Let Employees Work from Home]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10960 http://www.bnet.com/blog/businesstips/5-reasons-you-should-embrace-telework-week-and-let-employees-work-from-home/10513 <![CDATA[Can I Say No to Health Insurance and Get a Raise Instead?]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10959 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/can-i-say-no-to-health-insurance-and-get-a-raise-instead/1753 <![CDATA[Career Journal: Can an Office Romance Get You Fired?]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10958 http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/02/11/career-journal-can-an-office-romance-get-you-fired/ <![CDATA[Wyoming House Backs Allowing Guns in Cars at Work]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10957 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9L9UV8O0.htm <![CDATA[Connecticut again considers workplace meeting law]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10956 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/connecticut-again-considers-workplace-meeting-law.html <![CDATA[Career Journal: Can an Office Romance Get You Fired?]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10955 http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/02/11/career-journal-can-an-office-romance-get-you-fired/ <![CDATA[A Backlash Looms for the Federal Labor Board]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10954 http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_08/b4216026458810.htm <![CDATA[Conn. Again Considers Workplace Meeting Law]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10953 http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-legislation-workplfeb09,0,5987244.story <![CDATA[The Happiest U.S. Cities to Work]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10952 http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/112015/happiest-us-cities-to-work?mod=career-worklife_balance <![CDATA[Facebook and the Law: The NLRB Got It Right]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10951 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/facebook-and-the-law-the-nlrb-got-it-right/1739 <![CDATA[Bloomberg's Battle for More Say in the Pension Process]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10950 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/bloombergs-battle-for-more-say-in-the-pension-process/?ref=labor <![CDATA[Conn. again considers workplace meeting law]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10949 http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-legislation-workplfeb09,0,5987244.story <![CDATA[Workplace threats pose a challenge for employers]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10948 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7420672.html <![CDATA[Layoffs Down, but Hiring Still Slow]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10947 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703313304576132261119837134.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Attitude adjustment can conquer unhappiness at work]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10946 http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/bruzzese/2011-02-09-adjust-your-attitude_N.htm <![CDATA[Who's Counting: Testing and Hiring Disparities Need Not Imply Bias]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10945 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/WhosCounting/counting-testing-hiring-disparities-imply-bias/story?id=12842593 <![CDATA[Reagan's complicated legacy for federal workforce]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10944 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020706130.html <![CDATA[Labor Shortage Persists in Some Fields]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10943 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704376104576122581603676882.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent In January]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10942 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/04/133492142/unemployment-drops-to-9-0-percent-in-january <![CDATA[Women Doctors Face $17,000 Pay Gap]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10941 http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/02/03/the-17000-doctor-pay-gap/ <![CDATA[Pacific Seafood to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10940 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-3-11.cfm <![CDATA[Still Nearly 5 Unemployed Workers for Every Opening]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10939 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/still-nearly-5-unemployed-workers-for-every-opening/?ref=labor <![CDATA[Does Your Work Wife Get a Valentine?]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10938 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704364004576132132977327262.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2 <![CDATA[Kansas Proposal Would Add Sexual Orientation to State's Anti-Discrimination Law]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10937 http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/08/2642321/kansas-proposal-would-add-sexual.html <![CDATA[Flexible vacation policies are here to stay ]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10936 http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/31/news/companies/no_vacation_policies.fortune/index.htm <![CDATA[When you don't trust your boss]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10935 http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/02/when.you.do.not.trust.boss/ <![CDATA[Awaiting Health Law's Prognosis]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10934 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/business/02insure.html?_r=2 <![CDATA[Immigration Officer Fired After Bosses Learn He Added Wife to Do-Not-Fly List]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10933 http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/02/time-for-counseling-immigration-officer-adds-wife-to-terrorist-suspect-list/ <![CDATA[Toshiba Accused of Gender Discrimination in U.S.]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10932 http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/02/01/toshiba-accused-of-gender-discrimination-in-us/ <![CDATA[Rejoining the workforce after serious illness]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10931 http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/CTW_jobs_20110201_Rejoining_the_workforce_after_serious_illness.html <![CDATA[Walmart cuts deals with unions before Thursday hearing in front of City Council ]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10930 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/02/03/2011-02-03_walmart_in_union_deal_before_hearing.html <![CDATA[$212K for Sergeant in Sex Harassment Case]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10929 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2011%2F02%2F03%2Fstate%2Fn071200S62.DTL <![CDATA[Top Chef's Recipe for Gender Bias]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10928 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-sophia-mohr/top-chefs-recipe-for-gend_b_814278.html <![CDATA[Discrimination Charges Soar in Down Economy]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10927 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11038/1123012-499.stm <![CDATA[Little Known History of Labor Rights and Civil Rights]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10926 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dedrick-muhammad/little-known-history-of-l_b_817883.html <![CDATA[Green Bay Meat Plant Settles Discrimination Case]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10925 http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=167&yr=2011 <![CDATA[Top 10 Careers for 2011]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10924 http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110114/top-10-careers-for-2011/ <![CDATA[Facebook Firing Case Is Settled]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10923 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704422204576130631738779412.html <![CDATA[Noose Found In Locker Of Man Who Filed FDNY Discrimination Lawsuit ]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10922 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/gregory-seabrook-fireman-_n_819882.html <![CDATA[Stop Asking Job Candidates the 'Biggest Weakness' Question]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10921 http://www.bnet.com/blog/harvard/stop-asking-job-candidates-the-biggest-weakness-question/10002?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river <![CDATA['Right-to Work' Would Deliver Another Blow to Employees]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10920 http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20110203/Opinion/102030322/-1/googleNews <![CDATA[National Guardsman Awarded $600,000 in Hiring Bias Case Against Oldham]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10919 http://bit.ly/e3xlwo <![CDATA[Update on Reverse Discrimination -- What About the 'N' Word?]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10918 http://www.macon.com/2011/02/02/1432498/update-on-reverse-discrimination.html <![CDATA[How Will Supreme Court Rule On Health Care Law?]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10917 http://www.npr.org/2011/02/02/133416600/how-will-supreme-court-rule-on-health-care-law <![CDATA[EEOC Sues Amtrak for Gender Bias, Retaliation]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10916 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/02/us-amtrak-eeoc-lawsuit-idUSTRE71106K20110202 <![CDATA[Jury Returns Verdict in EEOC Bias Suit; Paul's Big M to Pay for Sex Harassment]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10915 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-21-11.cfm <![CDATA[Changing stripes may tame tigers in the workplace]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10914 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110124/BIZ01/301249960/1031/BIZ <![CDATA[Workplace myths debunked: Bosses care if you slack off and your job is not your life]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10913 http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2011/01/24/2011-01-24_workplace_myths_debunked_bosses_care_if_you_slack_off_and_your_job_is_not_your_l.html <![CDATA[2010: The Year in BigLaw Layoffs ]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10912 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/01/24/2010-the-year-in-biglaw-layoffs/ <![CDATA[Immigration status not relevant in workplace death: Court]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10911 http://www.elinfonet.com/headcount.php?ID=25148 <![CDATA[Labor Department Withdraws Recordkeeping Proposal]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10910 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704698004576104572299757188.html <![CDATA[Making Workplace Wellness Work]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10909 http://blogs.reuters.com/davos/2011/01/24/making-workplace-wellness-work/ <![CDATA[Cities can lay off workers without union input]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10908 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/25/state/n055226S95.DTL <![CDATA[Challenges for injured veterans, employers]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10907 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/sixel/7400029.html <![CDATA[Why Companies Need to Start Hiring Older Workers ]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10906 http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/27/why-companies-need-to-start-hiring-older-workers/ <![CDATA[Obama and Business May Get On Well, but When Will That Produce Jobs?]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10905 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/obama-and-business-may-get-on-well-but-when-will-that-produce-jobs/?ref=labor <![CDATA[Career Journal: How to Deal with Sexual Harassment at Work]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10904 http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/01/28/career-journal-how-to-deal-with-sexual-harassment-at-work/ <![CDATA[You Just Found Out Your Coworker Is Making More Than You. Now What?]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10903 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/you-just-found-out-your-coworker-is-making-more-than-you-now-what/1655?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river <![CDATA[The NLRB Is On The Offensive]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10901 http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&artMonth=February&artYear=2011&EntryNo=11879 <![CDATA[When Negativity Infects Your Office]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10900 http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/01/31/when-negativity-infects-your-office/ <![CDATA[Toshiba Faces $100 Million Gender Bias Lawsuit]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10899 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/idINIndia-54543920110131 <![CDATA[Why Companies Need to Start Hiring Older Workers]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10898 http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/27/why-companies-need-to-start-hiring-older-workers/ <![CDATA[San Pedro Woman Awarded $3.2M in Wage Dispute with Sportswear Firm]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10897 http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17196706 <![CDATA[Angry Employees at Central Park's Boathouse Restaurant Secretly Taping Their Bosses]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10896 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/01/28/2011-01-28_restaurant_staffs_tale_of_the_tape.html <![CDATA[Working on Immigration]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10895 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-immigration-20110131,0,7889755.story <![CDATA[8 Simple Ways to Customize Your Resume]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10894 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/8-simple-ways-to-customize-your-resume/1623 <![CDATA[States Rebuff Federal Threat Over Union Laws]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10893 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/8-simple-ways-to-customize-your-resume/1623 <![CDATA[9th Circuit: Faith-Based Groups Not Subject to Title VII]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10892 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202479457423&th_Circuit_FaithBased_Groups_Not_Subject_to_Title_VII <![CDATA[Republicans Want a Return to Workplace Immigration Raids]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10891 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immigration-raids-20110127,0,578382.story <![CDATA[Bill Would Add Sexual Orientation to Idaho Law Protections]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10890 http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/27/bill-would-add-sexual-orientation-to-protections/ <![CDATA[Sex, Age Discrimination Suit v Bank of NY Mellon]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10889 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70L0CK20110122 <![CDATA[Reform and the Teachers' Unions]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10888 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/opinion/24mon3.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=labor&adxnnlx=1296062270-UGRYOarqmR/NZh59ScMOdQ <![CDATA[Managing Employees in Their Twenties]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10887 http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2011/ca20110121_067889.htm <![CDATA[Job Hunting Goes High Tech With Virtual Interviewing, Video Resumes, Employer Text Alerts]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10886 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/JobClub/high-tech-job-search-virtual-interviewing-video-resumes/story?id=12745264 <![CDATA[Union Sues Over Haley's Remarks About Boeing Plant]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10885 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/union-sues-over-sc-gov-remarks-about-boeing-plant.html <![CDATA[Court Rules Company Retaliated By Firing Fiance]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10884 http://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/133187989/Court-Upholds-Law-Barring-Retaliation-In-Firing <![CDATA[Settlement Talks Underway In Facebook Firing Case]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10883 http://articles.courant.com/2011-01-25/business/hc-facebook-firing-20110125_1_facebook-worker-defamatory-comments <![CDATA[Concord Settles Sex-Bias Suit With Female Cop]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10882 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F01%2F25%2FBAQB1HE0D7.DTL <![CDATA[Supreme Court Limits Workplace Retaliation]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10881 http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/01/25/supreme-court-limits-workplace-retaliation/ <![CDATA[U.S. Lags Behind in Offering Family Medical Leave ]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10880 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41073926/ns/business-careers/ <![CDATA[Kentucky: Discrimination Suit Is Settled at University]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10879 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/education/19brfs-DISCRIMINATI_BRF.html?ref=education <![CDATA[Finally, Giving Some Back to Employees]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10878 http://bit.ly/eh7E25 <![CDATA[Anti-Labor Amendment Clears Virginia House Vote]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10877 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/anti-labor-amendment-clears-virginia-house-vote.html <![CDATA[Will NLRB Seek Shorter Union Election Campaigns?]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10876 http://www.industryweek.com/articles/will_nlrb_seek_shorter_union_election_campaigns_23687.aspx?SectionID=3 <![CDATA[Ask the Juggle: Who Handles Emergency Child Care?]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10875 http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/01/20/ask-the-juggle-who-handles-emergency-child-care/ <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Reduces Average Compensation Per Employee by 14% to $430,700]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10874 http://www.industryweek.com/articles/will_nlrb_seek_shorter_union_election_campaigns_23687.aspx?SectionID=3 <![CDATA[Are You the Boss You Need to Be?]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10873 http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2011/ca20110114_525498.htm <![CDATA[Workplace Flexibility: Less Than Meets the Eye?]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10872 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/workplace-flexibility-less-than-meets-the-eye/?src=busln <![CDATA[Significant Labor Law Changes Will Bypass Congress]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10871 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/14/AR2011011405945.html <![CDATA[New Law Prohibits Genetic Screening for Jobs]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10870 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41041268/ns/health-health_care/ <![CDATA[An Unlikely Union: Social Media and Labor Relations]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10869 http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=176075 <![CDATA[Dell Named Defendant in Another Gender-Discrimination Claim]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10868 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2011/01/14/dell-named-defendant-in-another.html <![CDATA[How to Deal with Salary History Questions]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10867 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/how-to-deal-with-salary-history-questions/1532?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river <![CDATA[N.Y. Judges, Angry on Pay, Seek Union-Like Group]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10866 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/nyregion/12judges.html?_r=2&ref=wagesandsalaries <![CDATA[Who Can Replace Labor?]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10865 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2011/01/who_can_replace_labor.html <![CDATA[Judge Dismisses Steelworkers' Racial Harassment Lawsuit]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10864 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_717816.html <![CDATA[California Family Leave Program Gets High Marks in Study]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10863 http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/11/business/la-fi-paid-leave-20110111 <![CDATA[Good News For Employment Lawyers: Bias Claims Way Up]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10862 http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/01/12/good-news-for-employment-lawyers-bias-claims-way-up/ <![CDATA[America's Best and Worst Job Markets]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10861 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40966218/ns/business-careers/ <![CDATA[Workplace Violence - the 5 Most Important Tips Women Need to Know to Protect Themselves]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10860 http://blogs.forbes.com/work-in-progress/2011/01/10/workplace-violence-the-5-most-important-tips-women-need-to-know-to-protect-themselves/?boxes=Homepagechannels <![CDATA[A Group of Workers Corporate America Claimed Were Impossible to Organize Win Key Union Votes]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10859 http://www.alternet.org/news/149476/a_group_of_workers_corporate_america_claimed_were_impossible_to_organize_win_key_union_votes?page=entire <![CDATA[City Of Greensboro To Pay $91,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10858 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-7-11.cfm <![CDATA[Profits are Booming. Why Aren't Jobs?]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10857 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40965393/ns/business-careers/ <![CDATA[Lewd Navy Videos Raise Touchy Workplace Issue ]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10856 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40965393/ns/business-careers/ <![CDATA[Jewel Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $3.2 Million]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10855 http://www.suntimes.com/business/3172740-417/jewel-osco-employees-eeoc-disabilities.html <![CDATA[Protecting Worker's Rights]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10854 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luke-norris/protecting-workers-rights_1_b_804789.html <![CDATA[Obama Nominates Republican Terence Flynn to National Labor Relations Board]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10853 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-05/obama-nominates-republican-terence-flynn-to-national-labor-relations-board.html <![CDATA[Obama Nominates Republican Terence Flynn to National Labor Relations Board]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10852 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-05/obama-nominates-republican-terence-flynn-to-national-labor-relations-board.html <![CDATA[Worker Fired for Refusing Saturday Work Gets $110,000]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10851 http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/01/07/904427/worker-fired-for-refusing-saturday.html#ixzz1AMFk6WDB <![CDATA[Prosecutors Can't Sue for Age Discrimination]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10850 http://wislawjournal.com/blog/2011/01/06/prosecutors-cant-sue-for-age-discrimination/ <![CDATA[Supreme Court's Scalia Says Discrimination Is Constitutional]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10849 http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/laura-chapin/2011/01/07/antonin-scalia-the-archie-bunker-of-the-supreme-court.html <![CDATA[Trial Set for Firing Over Use of 'N' Word]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10848 http://bit.ly/ed35Cs <![CDATA[Obama Hopes Republicans Will Help With 'Delivering Jobs']]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10847 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/01/obama-hopes-republicans-will-help-with-delivering-jobs/1 <![CDATA[Employment Background Checks: What They're Really Looking For]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10846 http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/employment-background-checks-what-they-8217re-really-looking-for/1479?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river <![CDATA[GOP Faces Uphill Climb To Undo Health Law]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10845 http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/132620975/gop-faces-uphill-climb-to-undo-health-law <![CDATA[The Jobs They Are A-Changin']]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10844 http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/the-jobs-they-are-a-changin/?src=busln <![CDATA[Court Tosses Sexual-Harassment Claims Against Grady]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10843 http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/court-tosses-sexual-harassment-794104.html <![CDATA[Livermore Retirees Sue University Over Health Care Benefits]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10842 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/us/02bclivermore.html?_r=1&ref=labor <![CDATA[Minimum Wage Earners in 7 States Getting Raises]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10841 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g01etodM5O-mJRhBl2ffa28xbFsw?docId=538d207e448c4356aa2ec4dd9fbd67b3 <![CDATA[Go Green: Telecommuting Good for Workers, Employers, Environment]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10840 http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/jan/03/go-green-telecommuting-good-workers-employers-envi/ <![CDATA[Government Pay Freeze Expands to More Civil Servants]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10839 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/27/AR2010122703487.html <![CDATA[Wilmington Subway Operator to Pay $55,000 to Resolve Sexual Harassment Complaint]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10838 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-28-10.cfm <![CDATA[2011 Jobs Outlook: Better, But Not As Good As It Was]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10837 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/29/132364101/2011-jobs-outlook-better-but-not-as-good-as-it-was <![CDATA[Anti-Bias Agency Cracks Down on the Use of Credit and Criminal Checks in Job Screenings]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10836 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-employment-discrimination-20101227,0,3410214.story <![CDATA[The Fifth Annual Golden Stapler Awards]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10835 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs/the_fifth_annual_golden_stapler_vwbl8cxqAz8RMBaBmVBtPM <![CDATA[Lawyer Alleges Evidence Destroyed in Sexual Harassment Case]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10834 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/27/lawyer-alleges-evidence-destroyed-sexual-harassmen/ <![CDATA[Job Offers Rising as Economy Warms Up]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10833 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703548604576037612752480904.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_4 <![CDATA[Finish Line Faces Bias Suit on Behalf of Ex-Worker]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10832 http://www.indystar.com/article/20101228/BUSINESS/12280334/1003/BUSINESS/Finish-Line-faces-bias-suit-behalf-ex-worker <![CDATA[Without State Law, PA Towns Take on Bias Against Gays]]> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10831 http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20101224_Without_state_law__Pa__towns_take_on_bias_against_gays.html#ixzz19PWejfBnWatchsportsvideosyouwon'tfindanywhereelse <![CDATA[United Airlines Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10830 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-21-10.cfm <![CDATA[Obama Orders Breastfeeding Policy for Federal Workplace]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10829 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122105385.html <![CDATA[U.S. Proposes Posted Notice of the Right to Unionize]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10828 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/business/22labor.html?_r=1&src=busln <![CDATA[AP: Congress Decries Federal Pay While Staff Payrolls Rise]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10827 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2010-12-20-congress-staff-pay_N.htm <![CDATA[Tips to Keep Your Job: Exceed Expectations]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10826 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2010-12-20-job-tips_N.htm <![CDATA[Appeals Court Keeps Tennessee Trooper's Discrimination Suit Alive]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10825 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20101221/NEWS03/12210322/Appeals-court-keeps-Tennessee-trooper-s-discrimination-suit-alive <![CDATA[Whatever Happened to Casual Days at Work?]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10824 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40703930/ns/business-going_green <![CDATA[Class-Action Foes Have Trifecta Before Supreme Court]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10823 http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2010/12/20/class-action-foes-have-trifecta-before-supreme-court/?boxes=financechannelforbes <![CDATA[NYC Settles Religious Discrimination Case]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10822 http://online.wsj.com/article/APc3651e17379c4494b6a09f9585fd5eba.html <![CDATA[Survey Names Facebook Best Place to Work]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10821 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BE0RS20101215 <![CDATA[Federal Jury Awards Hindu priest 2.8M in Back Pay, Damages, but Orders 500K Back to Ashram Owners]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10820 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/16/2010-12-16_federal_jury_awards_hindu_priest_28m_in_back_pay_damages_but_orderes_500k_back_t.html <![CDATA[Obama Plans Government Workplace Diversity Effort]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10819 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/14/AR2010121407742.html <![CDATA[How to Fight Discontent in the Workplace]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10818 http://elpasoinc.com/readArticle.aspx?issueid=316&xrec=5954 <![CDATA[Home Instead Senior Care to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Race Bias Suit]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10817 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-13-10a.cfm <![CDATA[Paterson Signs Wage-Protection Bill into Law]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10816 http://www.workplacefairness.org/admin_inthenews_edit.php?id=0 <![CDATA[Woman Sues Over Alleged Ban on Wearing Crucifix to Work]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10815 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/woman_sues_over_alleged_ban_on_wearing_G67N55nTgm68vJuwoHSmDN#ixzz185Qupjni <![CDATA[Circuit Judge Lowers Award in Sheriff Discrimination Case]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10814 http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_7ed7b836-06ff-11e0-aebd-00127992bc8b.html <![CDATA[FAA And OSHA Investigating Metropolitan Aviation]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10813 http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=124346&provider=top <![CDATA[The Ten Commandments for the Office Holiday Party ]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10812 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/tbrayer/detail?entry_id=78914#ixzz17zZnjlp6 <![CDATA[What Happens When the Jobless Give Up?]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10811 http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/10/news/economy/long_term_unemployment.fortune/?section=magazines_fortune <![CDATA[Jobless Claims Continue Steady Decline]]> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10810 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131929450/jobless-claims-continue-steady-decline <![CDATA[Securitas to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit]]> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10809 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-9-10.cfm <![CDATA[Illegal Workers' Case Weighed]]> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10808 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2010-12-08-supreme-court-arizona-illegal-workers_N.htm <![CDATA[The 4.0 Career Is Coming... Are You Ready?]]> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10807 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/douglas-labier/the-40-career-is-coming-a_b_783566.html <![CDATA[Sahara to Pay $100,000 to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit]]> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10806 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/07/sahara-pay-100000-settle-discrimination-lawsuit/ <![CDATA[What Not to Say at the Office Holiday Party]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10805 http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2010-12-07-not-to-say-at-office-party_N.htm <![CDATA[Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Case About Illegal Workers]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10804 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-12-08-RWCOURTARIZONA07_N.htm <![CDATA[Jury Awards $50,000 in Michigan Prison Bias Case]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10803 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-prison-discrimina,0,3795591.story <![CDATA[Two Supreme Court Cases to Test Corporate Interests]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10802 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/06/AR2010120607197.html <![CDATA[5 Myths About Federal Workers]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10801 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/12/5_myths_about_federal_workers.html <![CDATA[High Court Ruling on Arizona Act Could Shape Immigration Law]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-immigration-20101206,0,901485.story <![CDATA[Is Your Boss a Bully, or Just a Tough Cookie? ]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10799 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40477774/ns/business-careers/ <![CDATA[Apple Faces Age Discrimination Lawsuit]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10798 http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/trends/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228500274&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All <![CDATA[Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Wal-Mart Bias Case Appeal]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10797 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/business/07bizcourt.html?_r=1&hp <![CDATA[Jobless Benefits Save Jobs, Economy: White House Economists]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10796 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/12/02/131757059/jobless-benefits-extension-saves-jobs-spurs-economy <![CDATA[EEOC 2010 Charges Soar To Nearly 100,000]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10795 http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/11/Pages/EEOC-2010-Charges-Soar-To-Nearly-100000.aspx <![CDATA['Right to Work' Cuts Wages, Benefits]]> Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10794 http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20101203/OPINION/12030302 <![CDATA[Akal Security Pays $1.62 Million To Settle EEOC Class Pregnancy Discrimination Claims]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10793 http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-1-10.cfm <![CDATA[Answers to Questions About Unemployment Benefits]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10792 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2010-12-02-unemploymentqa02_ST_N.htm <![CDATA[Picking a Present for the Boss]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.workplacefairness.org/news#10791 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704594804575648890917985822.html?mod=googlenews_wsj