Labor and Employment

Speak-Up Culture Reduces Whistleblower Risk

The government has been scrutinizing “facially neutral” policies and agreements, including confidentiality agreements, on the grounds they may be squelching […]

Workers Can’t Be Fired For Defending Themselves Violently, Utah Court Rules

The Utah Supreme Court ruled last week that employees who resort to violence when they feel that they are in […]

Age Discrimination Rises as U.S. Workforce Grows Older

Though nearly all states in the U.S. have laws protecting older workers from being fired because of their age, about […]

Fraud In Supply Chains

More than a quarter of respondents to a recent Deloitte poll said they experienced supply chain fraud, waste or abuse […]

Tough Union Organizer Protection Bill Introduced In Congress

Said to have 35 co-sponsors, the bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) and Rep. Bobby […]

Ellen Pao Won’t Appeal Gender Discrimination Case

Ellen Pao, whose gender discrimination lawsuit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins turned a spotlight on the sexual politics of […]

Companies Brace For Human Rights Metrics

Companies are under increasing pressure to report on the social impact of their operations, specifically with regard to human rights. […]

Study: Hefty Executive Stock Options Breed Product Recalls

New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson reports on a study that found a correlation between the percent of executive compensation […]

Big Changes In Employment Law, Says Blogger

Daniel Schwartz, blogging on the Connecticut Employment Law site, discusses major changes that have taken place in the eight years […]

A Vote To Unionize At Al Jazeera

The staff in the digital newsroom of Al Jazeera America has voted to unionize. This is the fifth digital newsroom […]

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