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GOP state attorneys general shift affirmative action battle lines to the workplace

July 17, 2023 Filed Under: HR Headlines

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices, demonstrating how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling dismantling affirmative action in higher education may trickle into the workplace.

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New workplace accommodations for pregnant people are now in effect. Here’s what they cover

July 4, 2023 Filed Under: HR Headlines

As of June 27, after more than a decade of advocacy, workplace accommodations for pregnant people are finally law as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes effect.

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Labor Department proposal could upend rules for gig workers

October 12, 2022 Filed Under: HR Headlines

The Biden administration published a new proposal Tuesday regarding how workers should be classified, saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees, potentially curtailing access to benefits and protections they rightfully deserve.

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How American workers are faring after two years of pandemic turmoil

September 11, 2022 Filed Under: HR Headlines

Labor Day this year comes after a pandemic-induced rollercoaster of historically high unemployment followed by very low unemployment numbers.

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Starbucks to rehire 7 fired Memphis workers after losing appeal

September 8, 2022 Filed Under: HR Headlines

Starbucks said Wednesday it will reinstate seven employees who were fired in February after leading an effort to unionize their Memphis store.

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California considers legislation giving fast food workers more power, protections

August 28, 2022 Filed Under: HR Headlines

Since she came to California from Mexico 24 years ago, Maria Bernal has been supporting her family by often working two jobs at fast food restaurants.

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Federal judge says Starbucks must reinstate fired workers

August 18, 2022 Filed Under: HR Headlines

A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store.

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Workers protest Starbucks’ plan to close a unionizing store

June 9, 2022 Filed Under: HR Headlines

As tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca, New York, is taking on outsized significance.

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What Biden’s vaccine mandates mean for millions of Americans in the workplace

September 12, 2021 Filed Under: HR Headlines

The vaccine mandate President Biden announced Thursday is the most aggressive step he’s taken so far to get shots in the arms of the nearly 80 million eligible Americans who are not yet vaccinated. 

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Roads to Recovery: How the pandemic is accelerating workforce training

May 2, 2021 Filed Under: HR Headlines

For decades, manufacturers in the U.S. have warned of a massive skills gap: There just aren’t enough new skilled workers to make up for older ones who are retiring.

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How hair discrimination impacts Black Americans in their personal lives and the workplace

April 5, 2021 Filed Under: HR Headlines

Last month, Connecticut became one of a growing number of states to make race-based hair discrimination illegal. 

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How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire transformed labor laws and protected workers’ health

April 1, 2021 Filed Under: HR Headlines

On the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street, in New York City’s Greenwich Village, is a bronze plaque affixed to the Neo-Renaissance façade of the Brown Building—now part of New York University.

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A yearslong push to ban hair discrimination is gaining momentum

March 31, 2021 Filed Under: HR Headlines

As a young Black professional, Michigan state Rep. Sarah Anthony said she vividly recalls mentors saying that wearing straightened hair would be better for her career than wearing her natural curls.

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Will workers return to re-imagined offices post-pandemic?

March 15, 2021 Filed Under: HR Headlines

For about a year, many Americans have been forced to work from home due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

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