Labor and Employment

Record Contradicts Republicans’ Gay Discrimination Lawsuit Fears

While the Senate makes history by passing legislation to ban discrimination against gay and transgender employees in the workplace, House […]

Minimum Wage Efforts On The Rise

Amid discussion of increased wage disparity in the U.S., many states have acted to increase minimum wage, and the Senate […]

Instagram Pro-Nazi Posts Get College Security Officer Fired

Anti-semitic pro-Nazi Instagram postings got a public-safety officer fired from his job at one California university and placed on administrative […]

Perez Talks Up The “Alternative Labor” Movement

In a speech before a liberal think tank, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez laid out his views on the […]

Supreme Court’s June “But-For” Retaliation Ruling Having Impact

The Supreme Court’s June Nassar holding that a stricter “but-for” standard of proof is required for workers alleging retaliation under […]

Strong Support From Business, President For Gay Discrimination Bill

A bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against gay and transgender people in the workplace has the support […]

UPS Will Pay $70K In Religious Discrimination Case

The United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) will pay $70,000 to settle a religious discrimination case brought by a Jehovah’s Witness […]

17 New Employment Laws In California

During the recently concluded session of the state legislature, more employment laws were passed than in any recent year. They […]

Republican Bill Would Swap Vacation For Overtime

Private sector employees could choose to take paid time off in lieu of overtime pay under a bill introduced by […]

Union Profs Sue Over ‘Satanic’ $666 Merit Pay

A faculty union at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law filed a lawsuit claiming that by giving union activists low-ball merit […]

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