As affirmative action prepares to meet its fate before a transformed Supreme Court, after having been deemed constitutional in higher education for more than four decades, the cases to be argued on Monday bring into sharp focus a stunning reality.
Archives for October 27, 2022
Meeting Overload Is a Fixable Problem
To fix a broken meeting culture, start by canceling everything for 48 hours.
Miami Beach adopts ordinance banning hairstyle discrimination
“It’s unacceptable in 2022 that Black Americans and other minorities still face discrimination based on something so trivial as whether or not they have textured or curly hair,” the vice mayor said.
Which Companies Provide Opportunity For Workers Without College Degrees?
Job advertisements today are more likely to demand a college degree than they were thirty years ago.
Workers at NYC Starbucks and Amazon Go store file petition to unionize
Workers at the Starbucks and Amazon Go store in midtown Manhattan filed a petition for a union election on Friday.
An Office Halloween Idea if You’re a Truly Horrible Person
I truly love Halloween. It’s a great holiday without family or guilt obligations. It’s candy and costumes, and what could be better? Nothing.
But what could be worse?
Oh, dear me, a whole lot worse than I could have imagined.
So terrible that I hope this is fake.
Pro Bono Week Podcast – Pet Rescue
Mike Dissinger and Jenny Schwendemann tell the story of how Mike’s love of dogs led him to start working with a pet rescue organization in Las Vegas (as well as taking home a new pup in the process).
Littler attorneys provide pro bono services in a variety of areas,
The Aftermath of U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs: Where Are the States in Fall 2022?
The legal landscape around abortion rights has changed greatly following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (June 24, 2022), which ended a nearly 50-year precedent protecting the right to abortion and opened the door for states to implement and enforce new laws on access to abortion. As a result, many employers have been considering new policies and benefit offerings based on these changes.
Employers kept hiking workers’ wages last quarter, but they did not keep up with inflation
Employers continued hiking wages to attract workers and hold on to existing staff during the third quarter. But the raises did not keep up with inflation — and the continued increase is unwelcome news for the Federal Reserve, since higher wages can contribute to overall inflationary pressures, which the central bank is trying to bring down.