March 12 Marks Equal Pay Day
From today’s CNN News: March 12 marks Equal Pay Day in the United States, a symbolic date representing the number of days women have to work into the current year…
Paid Family Caregivers in Indiana Face Steep Cutbacks
From today’s New York Times: Kacey Poynter doesn’t have to commute far to clock in for work. She’s a paid caregiver and simply rolls out of bed to tend to…
These Companies Tried A 4-Day Workweek. More Than One Year In, They Still Love It
From today’s NPR News: The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving. Companies that have tried it are reporting happier workers, lower turnover and greater…
Starbucks, US union agree to form ‘framework’ for organizing, bargaining
From today’s Yahoo Finance: Starbucks and a union seeking to organize the coffee chain’s U.S. workforce said on Tuesday they have agreed to create a “framework” to guide organizing and…
F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal
From today’s New York Times: The Federal Trade Commission and several state attorneys general on Monday sued to block Kroger, the supermarket giant, from completing its $24.6 billion acquisition of…
Voting Rights Groups Ask Kansas Supreme Court To Block Law Impeding Voter Registration
From today’s NPR News: A Kansas law that makes it a crime to impersonate an election official unconstitutionally interferes with voter outreach efforts, voting rights groups told the state Supreme…
21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz
From today’s HuffPost: Starbucks baristas from 21 stores around the country told the company Tuesday that they plan to organize, potentially adding hundreds of new members to a union campaign…
Gov. Evers Approves Wisconsin Election Map, Ending Republicans’ Grip On Power
From today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Republicans lost their more than decade-long grip on control of the state Legislature Monday after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed into law new electoral…
What Amazon, the F.T.C. and C.I.A. Won’t Say When You’ve Been Scammed
From today’s New York Times: When New York magazine’s finance advice columnist dropped an article that went viral on Thursday about falling victim to a $50,000 scam, my heart skipped…
Ninth Circuit says California Supreme Court, not SCOTUS, gets last word on state labor law
From today’s San Francisco Chronicle: In a victory for workers in California, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that employees can use a unique state law, known as PAGA, to…