Private companies have wide latitude to limit how employees express their views, but there are exceptions
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Racial-Discrimination Settlements Usually Came With an NDA. That’s Changing.
Building on the attitude shift spurred by #MeToo, employees demand exit agreements permit them to speak out about their alleged discrimination, and companies reconsider confidentiality restrictions.
Can You Ask Your Boss for Child Care Flexibility Without Hurting Your Career?
Employers have pledged to give workers more leeway to handle caregiving in the Covid pandemic. Here’s how to ask.
What CEOs Say About Employee Burnout and Work-Life Balance
Top executives at Facebook, Chevron and Chase weigh in on stress, flexible schedules and parents who are working while home-schooling their children
Labor Department Questions Microsoft and Wells Fargo Over Pledges to Hire More Black Employees
Agency letters ask if diversity initiatives constitute discriminaton; companies say they comply with employment law
Microsoft Says U.S. Government Questions Its Pledge to Hire More Black Employees
Labor Department letter asks if diversity pledge violates Civil Rights Act
Employer Demand for Workers Weakens as Pandemic Passes Half-Year Mark
The recovery in U.S. job openings cooled in September from early summer, offering another sign the labor market is losing momentum
The Boss Says It’s OK to Take a Break From Zoom. Why Are You Still on Video Calls?
Employers are trying ‘quiet days’ to dial back the time remote workers spend on meetings; ‘Focused Wednesday Afternoons’
Where Trump and Biden Stand on Job Creation, Workplace Safety, Wages
The winner of the presidency will face a U.S. labor market that is still recovering from a pandemic-induced shock that ended a decade of job growth
Unhappy With Your Old Life? Pandemic Frees Formerly Office-Bound Workers to Experiment With New Ones
Working remotely from Maui? Seasoned nomads advise on testing out dream place; home is ‘where your Wi-Fi connects.’
Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen Fights for Workplace Equality. Covid-19 Makes That Job Harder.
A leading voice in the #MeToo movement talks about sexual harassment in the remote-work era and how social safety nets for women are breaking
Google Parent Agrees to Sweeping Workplace Changes in Settlement of Sexual Harassment Suits
Search giant will make it easier for employee complaints about misconduct to go public
Dust Off Desks and Boot Up Terminals: Wall St. Returns, Fitfully
New York’s finance industry is beginning to reoccupy offices in fits and starts, impeded by uncertainty around the virus.
Laid-Off Workers Cut Spending, Hunt for Jobs as Extra Unemployment Benefits Run Out
A short-term extension has been helpful but hasn’t fully alleviated financial fears
Treasury Probes Claims of Racial Discrimination at U.S. Mint
Black employees ask Secretary Steven Mnuchin to address what they describe as ‘rampant racism’ in letter
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