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The Costs of Racial “Color Blindness”
By Michael I. Norton and Evan P. Apfelbaum It’s a natural tendency, proven time and again in research: When you see a new person, one of the first things you notice is his or her race. In business life, however, … Continue reading
Hobby Lobby Wins The Right To Deny Its Workers Birth Control
By Tara Culp-Ressler The Oklahoma-based crafts store Hobby Lobby has won a temporary injunction against Obamacare’s birth control requirement, allowing the for-profit company to withhold contraceptive coverage from its 13,000 employees. Hobby Lobby will be exempted from that rule under … Continue reading
Sunglass Hut Policy: ‘Hire White Beauty People,’ Lawsuit Says
By Janet Allon Pavolo Venezia worked for Sunglass Hut for 18 mostly happy years, most recently at its store on tony Spring Street in New York City’s SoHo. It was there that he got a new boss, Debbie Gidiull, who made … Continue reading
Wipes in the pipes snarling sewers
They are touted as disposable and even flushable, but disinfecting wipes are causing headaches for operators of city sewer systems. The products appeal to consumers in part because of manufacturers’ claims that they can be conveniently flushed down the toilet. … Continue reading
Shame on Walmart!
By Ralph Nader When one considers Walmart’s company slogan — “Save money. Live better.” — it almost seems as if they are referring to their corporation’s big shareholders — the super-rich Walton family — rather than their employees … Continue reading
Target Reminded Bosses Not All Hispanic Employees Eat Tacos, Wear Sombreros: Lawsuit
By Kim Bhasin Three former employees are suing Target for discrimination, citing a document the company distributed to managers with reminders that not all Hispanics eat tacos and burritos or wear sombreros. The former warehouse workers’ lawsuit, filed in California’s … Continue reading
Walmart Threatens To Shut Down Stores If DC Passes Living Wage Bill
By Aviva Shen Walmart fought hard to persuade DC residents to let it open stores in the district. But now the retail giant is threatening to walk away from three planned sites if the DC City Council passes a “living wage” … Continue reading
Paid via Card, Workers Feel Sting of Fees
By Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Stephanie Clifford A growing number of American workers are confronting a frustrating predicament on payday: to get their wages, they must first pay a fee. For these largely hourly workers, paper paychecks and even direct deposit … Continue reading
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Back To the Future: Workers Fight For Better Pay AND Shorter hours
By Sarah Jaffe “A hundred years ago [Benjamin] Franklin said that six hours a day was enough for anyone to work and if he was right then, two hours a day ought to be enough now.” Lucy Parsons spoke those … Continue reading
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