The Age of Anti-Ambition: As 25 million Leave Jobs, it’s More than Burnout
From today’s New York Times: I used to think of my job as existing in its own little Busytown — as in the Richard Scarry books, where there’s a small,…
The Legal Perils of Workplace Romance
From today’s San Diego Union-Tribune: Happy Valentine’s Day. Last February, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a survey that found over a third of American workers have been,…
States Target Ballot Drop Boxes in Fight over Restriction of Voting Rights
From today’s Idaho Capital Sun: Ballot drop boxes are so secure they’ve survived getting hit by an SUV and rolled by a school bus — yet much of the battle…
Tesla Sued by Black Workers for Permitting Racism in its Fremont Factory
From today’s San Jose Mercury News: Black workers at Tesla’s Fremont factory were paid less than white workers, denied advancements, and faced daily racist abuse, including a noose drawn in…
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Starbucks Fires 7 Employees Involved in Memphis Union Organizing Effort
From today’s CNN Online Starbucks fired seven workers who were involved in unionizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations that the company is retaliating against a growing labor movement at its…
Right to Disconnect and Less Task Monitoring Key to Better Remote Work
From today’s Computer Weekly: Enterprises and governments should place clear limits on invasive workplace surveillance and support workers’ “right to disconnect” to reduce the negative physical and mental health impacts…
Supreme Court allows Alabama election map over black vote dilution claims
From today’s ABC News Online: The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated Alabama’s new GOP-drawn congressional map over the objection of civil rights groups and decisions of two lower courts finding…
MI Supreme Court dismisses voting rights challenge of redistricting maps
From today’s The Detroit News: The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by the Detroit legislative caucus to redraw Michigan’s new voting maps, finding the caucus didn’t prove…
A ‘Master Class’ in Gerrymandering, This Time Led by New York Democrats
From today’s New York Times: Democrats across the nation have spent years railing against partisan gerrymandering, particularly in Republican states — most recently trying to pass federal voting rights legislation…
Uber for nurses?: California Initiative Targets Healthcare for a ‘Gig Work’ Law
From today’s MarketWatch: Healthcare, the nation’s fastest-growing industry, could be next in the push for laws to expand gig work. A measure filed this week with the California attorney general’s…