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Automation of Everything – The jobless world and its discontents – Originally published by the…
Union-trained workers who saved the passengers on Flight 1549, from Captain Sully to the ferry…
U.S. fines Exxon Mobil over Russia sanctions violations
Banks hope to keep staff in London if soft Brexit deal struck
Europe's cashed-up companies get comfy with capex
Staffing agency client sued for harassment can’t compel arbitration under agency’s arbitration agreement
Employee’s failure to complain about mocking of his stutter dooms ADA claims
Revised Form I-9 released for use
On his first work day the president signalled how he may approach dealing with corporate giants.…
By Michael Grabell ProPublica, Sept. 13, 2016 — A national campaign to rewrite state laws and allow businesses to decide how to care for their injured workers suffered a significant setback Sept. 13, 2016, when the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma’s version of the law is unconstitutional. The 2013 legislation gave Oklahoma employers the ability…
By Elizabeth C. Tippett, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon — There are a lot of ways employers can manipulate your time using timekeeping software, some of which are legal and others highly questionable. If you work on an hourly basis, you may not have given much thought to what happens to your…
ManpowerGroup announced that it has become the first foreign-owned workforce solutions company to obtain the new Vietnamese Subleasing License. The new license is one of the most significant aspects of the new labour code adopted by the National Assembly of Vietnam; providing, for the first time, a set of comprehensive guidelines for the provision of…
By Nicolas Friederici, Researcher, Digital Economies, University of Oxford — With almost half the world’s population now online, attempts to spread the Internet continue unabated. Underlying this agenda is a rationale that the spread of the Internet leads directly to economic growth and development. The likes of Facebook and Google offer data services for “free”, while satellites,…
Automation of Everything – The jobless world and its discontents – Originally published by the…
By Nicolas Friederici, Researcher, Digital Economies, University of Oxford — With almost half the world’s population now…
By Elizabeth C. Tippett, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon — There are…
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, or ACICS, has been under scrutiny for…
By Joy Waltemath and Pamela Wolf, J.D. — Nevada, joined by 20 other states, has filed a lawsuit in…
Fired medical marijuana user can sue for disability bias under Massachusetts law
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By Joy P. Waltemath, J.D. An employee who suffered from Crohn’s disease, a debilitating medical condition for which she had been allowed to use medical marijuana under Massachusetts law, and who was...
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By Lisa Milam-Perez, J.D. A staffing agency employee who was sexually harassed while working for a client company, and then sued that company for directing the staffing agency to terminate her assignm...
