http://www.todaysworkplace.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en todaysworkplacehttp://feedburner.google.com Workers, community leaders and religious activists are holding rallies, prayer vigils and other actions in more than 40 cities around the country today as part of a National Day of Action to Stop Wage Theft. Wage theft is a national epidemic, which robs millions of workers of billions of dollars they’ve ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/20/today-national-day-of-action-to-stop-wage-theft/ Yesterday, the House Education and Labor committee took a look at sick leave policies and their contribution to the spread of the H1N1 virus (swine flu). Public health experts have been voicing concerns that H1N1 is going to be transmitted by ill employees attending work, so Rep. George Miller (D-CA) ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/19/big-business-and-republicans-downplay-threat-of-h1n1-spreading-due-to-lack-of-paid-sick-leave/ Last night, the Senate unveiled their health care bill. You can read the full bill here [pdf], or the summery documents here. On the whole, the Senate bill looks very much like the House health care bill. It ends insurance company abuses like denying care for those with pre-existing conditions and ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/19/the-senate-has-a-health-care-bill-whats-in-it/ Last month I told you how to buy union-made treats for Halloween. But now Christmas is coming, and that means even more shopping — and for a wide range of stuff beyond just chocolates. With the rise of globalization and outsourcing, the shopper’s dilemma is especially acute when buying clothes. You ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/18/sweatshop-free-gifts-for-the-holidays/ Hyatt's efforts to woo fired housekeepers has been mostly unsuccessful, with only six taking up the hotelier's offer of employment with the company that replaced them. Hyatt says the new jobs will extend their pay through 2010 and healthcare through May 2010. But workers aren't buying the company's efforts to assuage ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/18/hyatt-continues-catching-flack-over-fired-boston-workers/ Sex Discrimination Against Men Violates Title VII Sex Discrimination Against Men Violates Title VII It’s not often that you see cases involving discrimination against men, but in the last few weeks the EEOC has reported two noteworthy settlements. The Sex Discrimination Case Against Lawry’s In early November, the EEOC announced a $1,025,000 settlement of a ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/17/big-settlements-in-two-male-sex-discrimination-cases/ In a landmark decision, California's Supreme Court held that two women who were not involved in a workplace affair had grounds to sue because the women who were having affairs with the boss received preferential treatment. Prison and party don’t normally go together in my mind. But after reading about the ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/16/harassment-for-all/ This morning, President Obama announced he will invite labor leaders, business executives, small business owners, economists and other financial experts to a special White House summit on jobs next month. Obama says the summit will explore ways to slow the loss of jobs and quicken the pace of job creation at ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/13/obama-announces-white-house-jobs-summit/ New ADA Regulations Will Bring Necessary Change I received a call from a reporter from MSNBC a few days ago. She indicated that she wanted to ask me some questions about the new Americans with Disabilities Act regulations recently put out by the EEOC. The interview caused me to reflect on just ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/12/ada-changes-better-late-than-never/ While we take the time this Veterans Day to honor the courage and sacrifice shown by our veterans, we should also rededicate ourselves to making sure vets have a secure and stable life after they finish their service. The U.S. Labor Department reports the unemployment rate among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans ... http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/11/11/military-veterans-deserve-jobs-when-they-return/