The Beauty of Coca-Cola's New Parental Leave Policy
"Paid parental leave isn't just a nice thing to do, it's the smart thing to do for our business."
Employment
Some L.A. Unionized Hotel Workers Realize They've Been Screwed Over
Exemptions to minimum wage laws give labor power at the expense of their own members.
5 Quick Facts About the Gender Pay Gap
Do women still earn just 79 percent of every dollar men make? A look at what's really going on with the gender wage gap
Trump's H-1B Visa Zero-Sum Thinking Will Make American Workers Poorer
Is Donald Trump ever right about anything?
Which States Score Highest for Gender Equality? Depends on How You Define It
States that rank well for female leadership and entrepreneurship often rank poorly for things like female labor-force participation and poverty levels, and vice versa.
Progressives—Screwing Up Feminist Gains in America Since the Early 1900s
How early 20th-century social reformers teamed up with the state to limit women's workforce advancement.
Lyft, Uber Drivers Shouldn't Be Treated Like Employees
Ride-sharing companies simply don't control drivers like bosses control workers.
Penn. Court Says State Can't Block Folks from Some Jobs Forever Entirely Due to Criminal Record
Lifetime ban ruled a violation of due process.
New York City Businesses and Employers Must Now Recognize All Gender Identities, Differentiate Based on None
New guidelines from the city's Human Rights Commission offer an expansive vision of gender discrimination.
Class Action Suit Against Uber Expanded; A Loss on Whether Its Drivers are Employees or Contractors Could be Very Costly
Uber now trying to make its drivers all agree to a new arbitration clause.
Boston to Spend $1.5 Million Encouraging Ladies to 'Lean In' At Work
"America's largest civic experiment to close the gender wage gap" is launching in Boston. It won't work.
Washington, D.C. Mulls Nation's Biggest Family Leave Benefit, Funded By New Tax on Employers. Obviously the Federal Government Is Exempt.
Obama administration backs new measure, hopes to see it replicated elsewhere.
Uber Should Keep Employing Drivers With Criminal Backgrounds
Uber can keep customers safe without fingerprinting all applicants or adopting excessively punitive policies toward people who committed crimes long ago.
The New York Times' Nail-Salon Exploitation Narrative Is Falling Apart
Another case of advocacy journalism proving full of factual inaccuracies.
Is Hillary Clinton Right That Women Have Stalled Out in the Workplace?
And that the best way to make them more employable is by adding costly "family-friendly" mandates?
Colorado Supreme Court Says Businesses May Fire Cannabis Consumers
The justices rule that a state law protecting "lawful activities" does not cover marijuana use.
Is Forcing Businesses to Pay Overtime to More Workers Really a Brilliant Idea? No Frigging Way.
Evidence suggests that tightening overtime rules could kill jobs
Challenging Affirmative Action and Gerrymandering: AEI's Edward Blum
Pending court cases pertaining to race-based legislation.
DOJ Suing University in Oklahoma for Firing Transgender Professor
Holder argues Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies.
1 in 20 U.K. Students Has Engaged in Sex Work
While money was one motivating factor, students also cited flexible scheduling and personal enjoyment as reasons for choosing sex work.
We Don't Really Need More Jobs
What people are really after is not jobs, but the incomes that come with them.
The Obama Administration May Have Just Made It Illegal Not to Cover Employee Birth Control
New EEOC guidelines on the rights of pregnant employees could allow women without contraceptive coverage to file an employment discrimination complaint.
Obama Wants More Americans to Qualify for Overtime – Would His Plan Actually Work?
Will increasing the threshold to exempt supervisors from overtime give workers more pay or force more business cutbacks?
