Labor and Employment

Appeals Court Ruling Opens Door for ‘Micro’ Unions

August 22, 2013

Unions may organize groups of employees in a single workplace, creating “micro” bargaining units, after the U.S. Court of Appeals […]

Nip Workplace Race Conflict In The Bud

August 20, 2013

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

August 20, 2013

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

August 19, 2013

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

Corporate Homicide?

August 16, 2013

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

August 15, 2013

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

A Lurking Cost In Some Overseas Labor Markets

August 15, 2013

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

Appeals Court, Citing Amex, Says Wage Claim Must Arbitrate

August 15, 2013

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

Are Corporations Using Prisons As Slave Labor Camps?

August 14, 2013

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

Survey Sees Increasing Employer Interest in “Voluntary Benefits”

August 14, 2013

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

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