Lawmakers unveil bill to hold employers responsible for supervisors’ sexual harassment
A coalition of congressional Democrats introduced legislation to hold employers responsible for their lower-level supervisors' sexual harassment of workers.
Today in labor history: Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law today in 1990.
Supreme Court tackles "who is a supervisor?"
Supervisors, as agents of firms, must not discriminate or harass - or stop it when it occurs.
Unions take aim at discrimination against Latinas
"For Latinas, the pathway to social and economic advancement is lined with hurdles," says the 134-page Trabajadoras: Challenges and Conditions of Latina Workers in the United States.
Panel pushes end to secrecy on women's pay
Rampant secrecy about pay, often written into employers' rules and "employee handbooks," helps fuel pay discrimination against women on the job, a panel of equal pay advocates says.
Asian Americans tackle job discrimination
Job discrimination is on the rise for Asian Americans, one of the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and now number 15 million nationwide.
Union workers file discrimination charge against hotel
Members of Unite HERE Local 450 at the Wyndham Suites Hotel here filed discrimination and union busting charges against the hotel after 90 workers were fired Dec. 4.
Wal-Mart warehouse workers file wage theft suit
Workers employed by a large staffing agency at a Wal-Mart warehouse here filed a class action lawsuit Dec. 10 alleging wage theft.
