A new part of the Trump administration’s ongoing quest to weaken worker power goes into effect this Friday, in the form of a new regulation banning automatic union dues deduction for home health workers paid directly by Medicaid. That means that the workers, many of whom have only recently become union members—and have gotten significant raises as …
Black women in the U.S. face “the legacy of decades of systemic discrimination,” and on the eve of attending the Essence Festival to speak to thousands of black women, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has laid out her plan to “demand that companies and the government properly value the work of Black women—and hold them accountable if they don’t.” …
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Amid the ongoing immigration crisis in the U.S., President Donald Trump claimed this week that he “didn’t know” that his own properties had hired numerous undocumented migrants as long-time employees. Asked specifically about undocumented employees at Trump’s numerous golf clubs, Trump pleaded ignorance to The New York Times on Friday. “I don’t know because I don’t run …
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On Sunday, moments after the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 to win its second consecutive World Cup title — its fourth championship overall — Fox cut to commercial, and a Nike advertisement aired. The ad, shot in stylish black-and-white, was a take on U.S. Soccer’s “I believe that we will win” chant, …
Stop using the U.S. women’s soccer team as inspiration*. Just pay them more money. Read More »
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.
