Today the Administration released its long-awaited overtime proposal, which is sure to satisfy hardly anyone at this point. Those who have fought the implementation of this proposal long and hard are still convinced that it will harm many more workers than it benefits, while those looking for the hard line the Administration took in the …
Mixed Bag on Overtime in Final Version of Administration Proposal Read More »
If you’re getting a raw deal at work, turn to Workplace Fairness. So says PC Magazine, in naming the Workplace Fairness web site to its list of “Top 100 Sites You Didn’t Know You Couldn’t Live Without” in its April 20, 2004 issue, now hitting the newstands. “You’ll wonder how you ever got along …
Workplace Fairness Web Site One of PC Magazine’s Top 100 Read More »
Those of us who have been following the taxation of damage awards issue for several years now cannot help more than a twinge of excitement about the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court has finally decided to address the issue — regardless of the ultimate outcome of the case. You know you care too much …
It’s a Presidential election year, and accordingly the politically active among us are intensifying their “get out the vote” (GOTV) efforts, which until November will operate at a fevered pitch. Especially after the 2000 election, where the nation saw a scant handful of votes decide the presidency, both political parties know the importance of getting …
It’s an Election Year, and Your Employer Wants You to Vote–Wonder Why? Read More »
For many months now, we’ve been asking our readers to try to stop the Bush Administration’s overtime proposal. However, the dark day of its implementation is very near, and Congress has yet to take effective action preventing it from going into effect. The time is now for one last concerted effort by the American public …
Last Chance: Immediate Action Needed on Overtime Proposal Read More »
If you apply for a new job, chances are good that you will be asked to provide references from former employers. And while a reference may not mean what it used to, it still could mean the difference between getting a job and not getting a job. Some employers go too far, and say things …
References: What is Your Former Employer Saying About You? Read More »
A bill recently introduced before Congress is designed to fix some of the most persistent problems faced by those bringing employment discrimination lawsuits, and will correct some of the most damaging U.S. Supreme Court decisions in recent years. On February 10, FAIRNESS: the Civil Rights Act of 2004 (PDF of House version), was introduced before …
New Civil Rights Bill Contains Some Important Legal Fixes Read More »
Down because your plant closed down and reopened in China? Angry because your tech job is now being handled in India? Don’t worry, let it go. Because it’s a good thing. The Administration says so. According to N. Gregory Mankiw, the chairman of President Bush’s Council of Economic Advisors, “[o]utsourcing is just a new way …
Job Gone Overseas? Don’t Worry, It’s a Good Thing Read More »
Imagine the following: after working for years and preparing for retirement, your company suddenly chooses to switch its pension plan, so that the level of benefits you had been counting on for years would not be there when you retire. On top of that, while your company had a practice of paying retiree health care …
If We Can’t Keep Our Promises Now, What’s Going to Happen Later? Read More »
You may have heard lately, here and elsewhere, about the “jobless recovery.” While a number of the traditional leading economic indicators demonstrate that our nation is coming out of the economic malaise characterizing the past few years, unemployment and job creation statistics aren’t matching up. While the debate could become endless whether a “jobless recovery” …
Warm Bodies Cost More Than Machines to Maintain, But They Also Vote and Spend 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.
