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The NFL’s longstanding failure to hire non-white candidates into key coaching and executive positions has been well-documented, but a new ESPN analysis reveals much of the same lack of progress in college football. It was merely 1979 when Willie Jeffries became the first Black head coach hired to lead a Division I-A (now FBS, Football […]
Continue reading …Activision: World Of Warcraft Workplace Conjures A Blizzard Of Woe
27/08/2021 Comments Off on Activision: World Of Warcraft Workplace Conjures A Blizzard Of Woe
Activision Blizzard, maker of hit video games World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, is accused of fostering a “pervasive frat boy workplace culture,” that subjects women to harassment, abuse and lower pay, a lawsuit filed by the state of California in June 2021. The corporate cultures of video game makers have had a bad […]
Continue reading …Insurers no longer waiving costs for COVID-19 treatment, employer waivers may also expire
27/08/2021 Comments Off on Insurers no longer waiving costs for COVID-19 treatment, employer waivers may also expire
By Rebecca Mayo, J.D. and WK Editorial Staff — Testing and vaccination for COVID-19 must be provided at no cost to individuals, however there is no federal mandate requiring insurers to waive out-of-pocket treatment costs for COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, the majority of private health plans waived out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment, but a survey […]
Continue reading …Judge upholds US Department of Labor citations, $145K in penalties for Denver contractor that ignored safety requirements repeatedly
26/08/2021 Comments Off on Judge upholds US Department of Labor citations, $145K in penalties for Denver contractor that ignored safety requirements repeatedly
August 26, 2021
Continue reading …US Department of Labor cites Marietta manufacturer for exposing workers willfully to preventable fall hazards that led to employee’s death
25/08/2021 Comments Off on US Department of Labor cites Marietta manufacturer for exposing workers willfully to preventable fall hazards that led to employee’s deathAugust 25, 2021
Continue reading …US Department of Labor finds Tinton Falls transitional housing facility exposed workers to coronavirus hazards; 11 workers test positive
25/08/2021 Comments Off on US Department of Labor finds Tinton Falls transitional housing facility exposed workers to coronavirus hazards; 11 workers test positiveAugust 25, 2021 &n
Continue reading …AI Policy Proposal In EU Could Change Hiring Landscape
24/08/2021 Comments Off on AI Policy Proposal In EU Could Change Hiring Landscape
AI policy proposals – ideas for laws and regulations covering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) – for the workplace and for hiring are incubating throughout the world as the technology rapidly evolves. AI not only promises to take jobs from humans, AI will also play a role in how humans who are still in […]
Continue reading …US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicides
24/08/2021 Comments Off on US Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders call on employers, workers to combat surge in construction worker suicidesAugust 24, 2021
Continue reading …US Department of Labor urges workers, employers and public to be aware of hazards after Tropical Storm Henri
22/08/2021 Comments Off on US Department of Labor urges workers, employers and public to be aware of hazards after Tropical Storm HenriAugust 22, 2021 US Department of Labor urges workers, employers and public to be aware of hazards after Tropical Storm Henri
Continue reading …Judge rules California gig workers law is unconstitutional
20/08/2021 Comments Off on Judge rules California gig workers law is unconstitutional
(CN) — A California Superior Court judge ruled Friday evening that a 2020 ballot measure that considered California gig workers as independent contractors with limited benefits is unconstitutional. The movement behind Proposition 22 was supported by gig economy companies such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, who spent more than $200 million to promote the ballot […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill