Labor and Employment

Nip Workplace Race Conflict In The Bud

A third of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC still pertain to race, and they often concern a nasty situation […]

Get Ready For Wearable Tech

Smart glasses, watches, clothes and no doubt some things we don’t know about yet, will soon be part of the […]

“Black Companies” In Japan

The phenomenon known as the “burakku kigyo” or “black company” has become an issue in Japan. There has been widespread […]

Corporate Homicide?

The UK passed a corporate homicide law in 2007, after some high profile worker death cases. There are voices in […]

Why Executive Women Get Paid Less

The idea that women aren’t good negotiators doesn’t hold up…

A Lurking Cost In Some Overseas Labor Markets

The BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are often considered attractive because…

Appeals Court, Citing Amex, Says Wage Claim Must Arbitrate

Less than two months after the Supreme Court’s decision in American Express v. Italian Colors…

Are Corporations Using Prisons As Slave Labor Camps?

A notion gaining some currency among activists and the media diverts attention from the real…

Survey Sees Increasing Employer Interest in “Voluntary Benefits”

Benefits such as life, dental and disability insurance, financial counseling and identity theft protection, so that employees can select to “fit their lifestyles…

“Monsieur X” Case Continues Trend Limiting Employee Data Protection

A look at trends in French law in view of a July decision that…

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