Workplace Fairness is part of the Health Care for America Now coalition, and we want to know: where do our members of Congress stand on health care? Are they with us for quality affordable health care for all? Or are they with the insurance industry, working to preserve our broken system? With the help of …
Wondering whether it’s important for you to vote in November? The recent actions of America’s largest employer, Wal-Mart, should tell you all you need to know. Wal-Mart claims it wasn’t telling its employees how to vote, and as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, neither will we. But we will ask you to look at what Wal-Mart …
By the time the Inspector General’s investigative report was issued on July 28, not too many were surprised to learn that political appointees at the Justice Department, starting back in 2002, attempted to pack the department with conservatives by screening out candidates with so-called liberal references on their resumes. While it’s almost amusing to learn …
Shocking: Justice Department Used Political Considerations to Make Hiring Decisions Read More »
Did you get a raise today? You might have, if you work for the minimum wage, or live in a state where the state minimum wage is tied to an increase in the federal minimum wage. Today, the federal minimum wage rose to $6.55 an hour, from $5.85. This also trigged an increase in some …
It seems to have finally occurred to the Department of Labor that there is about to be a change in administrations in a few months. It’s otherwise hard to explain why, after 7 1/2 years, DOL is suddenly and stealthily trying to make it harder for you to be protected from toxic chemicals in the …
Wondering why you’ve been hearing more from Workplace Fairness lately? One very big reason is a donation that we recently received as part of a consumer class action lawsuit. We owe some very huge thanks to Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., and Grange Insurance, whose settlement has made it possible for Workplace Fairness to resume …
Workplace Fairness Receives Major Donation from Consumer Lawsuit Read More »
When I go to a restaurant by myself, one of my pet peeves is to be asked, “just one?” like it’s a sign of my own personal failure to be there without another guest. A public employee in Oregon can probably relate — she just had her own version of “just one” shot down by …
"Just One" Doesn’t Work When Public Employees Treated Unfairly Read More »
Unfortunately, we live in a world where harassment and retaliation cases haven’t gone away, and there are still some pretty egregious ones there. But a couple of suits filed recently caught my eye in that they involve the actions of the employer’s spouse. In both cases, powerful people brought their spouses into their workplace to …
I am thrilled to announce that today, June 2, I return to work with Workplace Fairness as the organization’s Executive Director. Workplace Fairness’ mission of providing information and education to workers and representing the pro-worker voice in public policy debates is as viable as it has ever been in a workplace environment that is becoming …
Paula Brantner Returns to Workplace Fairness as Executive Director Read More »
GINA isn’t a new Workplace Fairness staff member, but the first piece of federal legislation protecting workers from discrimination that has come along in quite some time. GINA stands for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees based on genetic tests or genetic information, and also prohibits health …
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.
