Charlotte E. Ray defied overwhelming racial prejudice and sexism in 19th-century America to become the first practicing African-American female lawyer in the United States. Her story is a testament to how civil rights activism and education paved the way for Black Americans to become pioneers and ...
Firing pregnant workers who can’t perform certain job duties like lifting heavy objects is against the law. But that didn’t stop a pair of FedEx contractors from terminating pregnant delivery driver Sarai Alhasawi when she asked for accommodation during her pregnancy in 2018.
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Americans place one thing above all others when assessing whether an employer is a good corporate citizen: how they treat their workers.
That sentiment emerged from a November survey of 10,000 Americans by Just Capital, a nonprofit group founded by billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II that also...
Just in the last two years, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and Oracle have been hit with high-profile lawsuits over to their employment practices. And while those were the cases that made headlines, workers in nearly every sector sue their bosses for unpaid wages, discrimination and verbal a...
One thing is guaranteed in the workplace: not everyone you collaborate with will be “likable.” These people may be business partners, investors, vendors, or even some of your best customers. Senior business advisors commonly offer advice on how to bridge these differences to accomplish shared bu...
The Family and Medical Leave Act was passed over 20 years ago, making landmark changes that allow workers to take off 12 weeks of unpaid leave for medical or family reasons without risking termination from their jobs.
But now, many workers, politicians, labor activists, and workers’ compens...
In recent decades there’s been an unprecedented push to sensitize American employers in order to improve workplace conditions, boost employee morale, and enhance productivity to create an overall happy workplace. In light of the effort invested, one would think we’d now be the happiest workf...