Joe Biden is in the White House. The Rolling Stones are going on tour. And Harrison Ford is still playing Indiana Jones.
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Most stressful jobs 2023: Judges, nurses and video editors all rank in top 10
More than half of America’s employees say they’re stressed at work, every day, according to a Gallup poll.
Papa John’s to pay $175,000 to settle discrimination claim from blind former worker
The fourth-largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the country will shell out over $100,000 to settle disability discrimination allegations made by a newly hired employee in 2020.
Starbucks Workers United calls for walkouts, strike at hundreds of stores on Red Cup Day
The Starbucks Workers Union says that thousands of employees at hundreds of stores across the country will walk out this week during this year’s Red Cup Day in what they’re calling a “Red Cup Rebellion”.
Starbucks increasing wages, benefits for most workers, those in union won’t get some perks
Following a fiscal year with record sales, Starbucks announced it will raise hourly wages and benefits for most of its U.S. workers.
Claim of NASCAR bias against white men isn’t just buffoonery. It’s downright dangerous.
If you haven’t heard about this, it will sound like a joke. But it’s not. I mean, it is a joke. But it’s real. Anyway, you ready? Here it is:
The job market may be shifting towards employers again as more companies mull fewer raises
Workers have received big raises during the last couple of years, but that may fade soon amid economic uncertainty, according to a survey released Monday.
Remote jobs gave people with disabilities more opportunities. In-office mandates take them away.
The percentage of people with disabilities in the U.S. workforce hit a record high of 21.3% last year. In our post-pandemic world, don’t reinstall barriers that push them back out.
Can an employee be fired for not fitting into workplace culture? Ask HR
Answer: Yes. Provided the decision is not motivated by illegal discriminatory bias., employers can and do indeed fire people who aren’t a cultural fit. Employers, in many cases, rank workplace culture right next to technical competency.
I’m a pregnant, working mom. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is unfair to women like me.
Vague ‘related medical conditions’ might force employers to cover abortion leave. What about employers who don’t want to violate their consciences or religious beliefs?
Starbucks gave trans employees a lifeline. Then they put our health care at risk.
Starbucks recently put out an uplifting ad about an Indian trans woman. As an actual Indian trans woman and a Starbucks worker, it felt hypocritical.
Here’s why the US labor movement is so popular but union membership is dwindling.
Nearly a quarter of the workforce belonged to a union 40 years ago. Now that number is just over 10%. What happened to the American labor movement?
Biden to reinstate labor rule shelved by Reagan, giving construction workers a pay boost
In a nod to labor unions, President Joe Biden is moving to boost wages for construction workers on projects paid for with federal funding, a step that would appeal to a key constituency ahead of next year’s presidential election and potentially shrink the pay gap between northern and southern states.
Is 2023 the summer of strikes for US workers? Here’s what the data says.
About 650,000 workers were expected to strike or are on strike this summer. How do those numbers compare to pre-pandemic years?
Supreme Court just reversed affirmative action. What that means for workplace diversity.
For years, Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, has crusaded for stakeholder capitalism, the idea that business leaders should value the well-being of people and the planet along with the interests of shareholders.