Almost Half Of LGBTQ Workers Still Face Discrimination At Work
From today’s Fortune: June 2024 marks 55 years since the Stonewall uprising in the US, which ignited the celebration of LGBTQI+ Pride around the world as we know it today.…
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…
Starbucks Workers Strike Over LGBTQ Pride Decor Removal
From today’s Reuters News Service: Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their outrage over accusations by the baristas’ union that managers at several…
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…
US Soccer Agrees to Equal Pay Deal
From today’s CNN Online: The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have…
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An Overturned Roe v. Wade Presents Challenges For Corporate Leadership
From today’s Forbes Magazine: The possibility that the seminal abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade could be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court carries significant and immediate implications for…
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“An NDA Was Designed to Keep Me Quiet” – How Pinterest Undermines Equity in the Workplace
From today’s New York Times: Last March, I sat in a lawyer’s conference room and watched as my corporate account at Pinterest was suddenly shut off. For almost two years,…
Women’s Gains in the Work Force Conceal a Problem
From today’s New York Times: American women have just achieved a significant milestone: They hold more payroll jobs than men. But this isn’t entirely good news for workers, whether they’re…
Groups slam new Trump rule allowing federal contractors to bar LGBT workers
From today’s CBS News Online: In its latest rollback of key safeguards for LGBTQ civil rights, the Trump administration intends to remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people by adding religious…
There is a national movement to decriminalize sex work, explained
From today’s Vox News Online: “Everybody has sex,” says Tamika Spellman. “The only difference is that we charge for it.” Spellman has been a sex worker in Washington, DC, for…