Topic of the Week
Unions Yesterday and Today: The Basics
A labor union is an organization of workers joined to protect their common interests and improve their working conditions. It serves as an intermediary between the employer and the employees. The main purpose is to give workers power to negotiate more fav
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Blog of the Week
Protecting Yourself When the Heat’s On in the Workplace
The dangers of working in excessive heat and humidity often get overlooked. Yet OSHA reported 24 heat-related injuries or fatalities between May and October in 2018.
Thought for the Week
"Many trending legislative bills are addressing equal pay and salary history within the same legislation; the two go hand in hand, so in some cases, lawmakers are tackling both issues at once."
–Mollie Mantia, Senior Director of Compliance and Security, NationalAccount Services at ADP
List of the Week
from Workplace Fairness
Top Discrimination searches this week:
- Pay Discrimination
- Sex and Gender Discrimination
- Family Responsibility Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Proving Discrimination
Top Five News Headlines
- Valuing Black Women’s Work
- How unpaid internships hurt all workers and worsen income inequality
- The Trump Administration Plans To Deny Work Permits To Asylum-Seekers Who Cross The Border
- Senate Inaction on Paycheck Fairness Harms Women
- US Steel plans to temporarily lay off up to 200 workers in Michigan