Labor and Employment

Union: CEOs Now Make 373 Times More Than Average Worker

The chief executives of the largest U.S. publicly-traded companies are now making 373 times more than the average worker, according […]

ACLU Wants Federal Probe Into Hollywood Gender Bias

Citing Hollywood’s “systemic failure” to hire female directors, the ACLU has called for the EEOC to open an investigation in […]

Poll: Americans Want Overtime For Virtually All

Four out of every five Americans said they would support giving overtime pay to people who make far more than […]

Billionaire Adelson Maligns Accuser, Clashes With Judge

On May 1, casino owner Sheldon Adelson was on the stand in Nevada state court, on the attack against both […]

Narrower “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions In The Pipeline

Proposed rule changes that would make millions of additional workers eligible for time-and-half overtime pay have been developed by the […]

Worker Fired For Disabling 24/7 Monitoring App Sues

Once Myrna Arias realized that an app her company, wire transfer service Intermex, required her to download was monitoring her […]

Are Job Postings For “Digital Natives” Ageist?

When firms look for digital natives, they mean workers that have been raised on the language of digital technology. But […]

Yahoo Sues Former Worker Over CEO Biography

The tech giant is suing a former worker it claims was a source for reporter Nicholas Carlson, who wrote a […]

NYC Bans Employment Credit Checks

Last week New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed a bill that prohibits most employers from inquiring about or considering […]

Cosmetics Regulation Under Fire In NYT Investigation

An investigation into the nail care industry by the New York Times finds rampant health problems among salon workers as […]

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