I recently received the following request from a freelance reporter who is working on a story for a national women’s magazine, and am posting it here in case that you would like to respond, or know anyone who might be willing to be interviewed for the article: Has anyone ever done anything for you that …
Reporter Seeks Workplace "Acts of Extraordinary Kindness" Read More »
I will be at the NELA Annual Convention, and will not be able to post between 6/24 and 7/1. I hope to see many of you in Vail!
As you probably know by now, today the U.S. Supreme Court issued the two opinions widely expected to determine the fate of affirmative action. Affirmative action proponents, after months of anxiety, were able to collectively breathe major sighs of relief with the issuance of the Court’s opinions. While the Court was split in the two …
Affirmative Action Lives: All You Need to Know About Gratz & Grutter Read More »
We have recently added to our site the feature “Say What?” which will include quotes about workplace issues and current events. As we scour the web for the most recent news, which we post in our Today’s News Headlines section, we will add the most noteworthy and interesting quotes to “say what?” on a regular …
In a climate where large pay increases are increasingly hard to come by, guess what the main focus of negotiations between employees and employers these days is? You guessed, the cost of healthcare benefits. As insurance costs skyrocket, and employers seek to reduce these costs by reducing benefits and increasing employees share, employees and union …
The Bush Administration is acting to make it easier for businesses to work employees longer hours without paying overtime compensation. While the proposed changes are being marketed as employee-friendly efforts to increase “flexibility” and benefit low-income workers, the reality is far different. Instead of trying to further weaken the rules, we should be strengthening what …
Yesterday (6/12), the House of Representatives passed the Class Action Fairness Act, a bill designed to move most class actions from state to federal court, where, it is perceived, judges will be less receptive to the rights of plaintiffs. (See Washington Post article.) The vote in the House was 253-170, generally but not exclusively along …
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, landmark legislation which help pave the way for increased gender equality in the workplace. On June 10, 1963, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) into law, at a time when full-time working women were paid on average 59 cents to the dollar …
Regular readers of this blog know that one of the subjects that gets covered on a regular basis is the taxation of damage awards. So bear with me as I write about the latest court case to tackle this issue…because it understands the magnitude of the problem and is considerably more funny than your average …
Finally, a Judge that Gets the Tax Issue…With Humor, Even Read More »
In a rare unanimous decision (which is even more rare when you consider that it’s an employee-friendly decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas), the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the employee’s position in Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa. While employee advocates and attorneys are generally applauding this victory because of its modifications …
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.
