June 16, 2010

On 47th Anniversary, the Equal Pay Act Must Finally Live Up to its Name

Imagine for a moment that you work in a department with three employees: one African-American, one Caucasian and one Latina. One day, someone new is hired. Imagine discovering that this new hire is to be paid much more than any of you; even more than the Latina, who has been employed there for 14 years. …

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Shareholders Move to Curb Extravagant Pay for WellPoint CEO

William H.T. Bush – a WellPoint board member and President George H.W. Bush’s younger brother — collapsed at the annual shareholder meeting the other day, just as the health insurer’s CEO, Angela Braly, was trying to explain to angry shareholders why profits are up but the company’s reputation is in the tank. Thankfully, Bush improved …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.