A growing number of job-seekers are facing new requirements: “no smoking.” And this doesn’t just apply at work, but in their personal and home life as well. As smoking bans spread across the country, more and more employers — primarily hospitals — are also banning smokers themselves. They refuse to hire applicants whose urine tests positive for nicotine, which includes not only cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, but also patches. These tobacco-free hiring policies are meant to … [Read more...]
While some improvements in gender inequality have been made in the past decades, the unacceptable fact remains that women are paid much less, on average, than men. This is true even when women perform the exact same jobs. However, that gap varies considerable for workers in different careers. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Planet Money compared women’s earning to those of male counterparts in hundreds of different jobs. Below, we show the jobs where the wage disparity is … [Read more...]
Did you know that the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) founded Guide Dogs of America? Guide Dogs of America is committed to the mission of training guide dogs and providing instruction in their use at no charge to blind and visually impaired Americans. This allows individuals to pursue their goals with enhanced mobility and independence. Guide Dogs of America was founded more than 60 years ago by a joint effort between Joseph Jones (a retired member of … [Read more...]
During the recent economic recovery, income increased for the top 1 percent of earners by over 11%. However, these gains did not apply to the other 99 percent of workers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and studies out of the University of California, Berkeley. Americans with a work injury claim fared even worse than the average “99-percenter.” Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez looked at numbers that show a mere 1.7% growth in overall income during this period. … [Read more...]
Working mothers are in one of the most challenging positions in today’s workforce: they face our country’s ongoing gender gap in pay, high costs of childcare, and challenges in maintaining employment continuity during childbirth and recovery. Yet there is some very encouraging news for working moms (at least those in higher ranking positions): their sacrifices seem to be paying off. New data shows that working mothers are closing the salary gap that has persisted during recent decades -- … [Read more...]
