How Does New Mexico’s Paid Sick Leave Law Work?
From today’s Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico’s new Healthy Workplaces Act takes effect July 1 and will impact thousands of businesses and employees around the state. Here are answers to some…
Families Of Undocumented Workers Lost On 9/11 Search For Closure
From today’s NPR News Online: For a brief moment, on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Teresa Garcia thought she’d seen a ghost. She was in her office in midtown…
California should pass AB1119 to protect the work rights of family caregivers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: As travel ground to a halt in April 2020, the janitorial staff at a hotel chain were furloughed. When business resumed, everyone was called back…
Unfair ratings cost some Instacart shoppers hundreds a week
From today’s New York Times: Bags of groceries don’t just vanish into thin air. But in case the laws of physics ceased to exist, Loreen Zahara does her due diligence.…
Overworking is overrated and unhealthy. Why so hard to respect work-life balance?
From today’s Washington Post: Why does our society perpetuate the idea that people must be constantly working in order to be worthy of respect? I get tired of the way our…
Wages for Housework?
From today’s NYT “Room For Debate” Blog: Housework is a necessary labor for families, but it is largely unpaid, except when others are hired to do it. Families may pay…