Thanks to Myers Briggs and a host of other workplace personality tests, it seems like everyone in the corporate world is either an “ENTP,” or their collaborative style is “Red,” or their leadership style is “Homer” (I made the last one up, there is currently no test to determine if you are like the head …
Now that Andy Stern has announced his impending retirement as head of the SEIU, the fight to replace him has moved out into the open. The heir apparent is Anna Burger, SEIU secretary treasurer, and currently Stern’s second in command. Stern has groomed her to replace him. Like Stern, Burger has strong ties to the …
Employee’s E-Mails To Lawyer On Company Laptop Are Off Limits The decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency has a lot of lawyers talking. The case has to do with the privacy interests of an employee’s personal e-mail on a company computer and the attorney-client privilege. The reason …
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A Massachusetts court yesterday blocked premium increases—some as high as 40 percent—sought by six state health insurers. The action by the Suffolk Superior Court was the second time the insurance companies’ bid to boost rates was rejected. The state Division of Insurance rejected the rate hikes last month, calling them “excessive.” The insurance companies then …
Court Blocks Hikes Sought by Massachusetts Health Insurance Corps. Read More »
Each day while Congress was on its two-week spring break, some 30,000 long-term jobless workers ran out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits because of Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.), who blocked a vote to extend UI benefits. Yesterday, the Senate’s first day back from vacation—and with more than 400,000 workers now out of benefits—Coburn was at it …
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Flash mob. I was faintly aware of the concept. Mostly it had to do with pillow fights and Michael Jackson tributes. Then on Saturday I stumbled upon one. It left me remarkably hopefully. Really. And there is even a business point here, but first more on the mob. My daughter Frankie and I were walking …
Remarks by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka at the Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School View a video of the speech here. Good evening. Thank you, John. I will never be able to express how much I owe you and how much the American labor movement owes you. The Institute of Politics is fortunate to …
Why Working People Are Angry and Why Politicians Should Listen Read More »
The White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility has generated an energetic buzz in work family advocacy circles across the nation. As a longtime advocate for family friendly workplaces, I am thrilled by First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama’s keen interest and commitment to build and promote flexible workplaces. I also commend the many …
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No doubt following up on Charlie Sullivan’s post on unpaid law student internships, Steven Greenhouse at the New York Times has a story on the more general use of these internships. It’s obviously been an issue for some time, but the bad economy has given employers more incentives to pinch pennies and made interns more …
Bankers and Police Officers Charged With Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Two vastly different professions – banking and law enforcement – yet they share something in common and that is a culture of gender discrimination. It’s the same stuff that’s been going on for decades in spite of federal laws which make sex discrimination, …
It’s Nothing New: Male Dominated Professions Foster Culture Of Sex Discrimination 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.
