Wal-Mart Settles Sex Bias Suit
Wal-Mart Stores will pay $11.7 million in back wages and compensatory damages to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit.
EEOC Releases New Data on Private Industry Job Patterns
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released extensive new data on job patterns in the private sector, containing comprehensive labor force profiles of race, gender and ethnicity divided by categories such as job title, occupation and locale.
Employees Have Ideas. Is Anyone Listening?
People age 55 and older, women and HR professionals make workplace suggestions more often than others, a survey finds.
Study Links Handheld Devices to Poor Workplace Manners
Cell phones, smartphones, handheld devices, laptops and other mobile electronic gadgets are becoming ubiquitous in the workplace, giving employees unprecedented access and connectivity. But it appears that frequent use of the gadgets can decrease employees’ manners.
Boeing Settles Sex Bias Suit
It will cost the Boeing Company $380,000 to settle two lawsuits brought by female employees of its helicopter facility in Mesa, Ariz., the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced.
Employee Relations in the Nonprofit World
Those who have never worked in a non- or not-for-profit organization might wonder whether HR practices differ in any notable ways from those in the for-profit world. HR professionals provide a glimpse into the nonprofit employee relations environment.
EEOC to Pay Millions for Suing First, Investigating Later
A federal court orders the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to pay $4.56 million in fees because of the agency's failure to investigate specific allegations of supposed harassment victims before it filed a complaint on their behalf.
Many Americans Went to Work Sick During Flu Outbreak
Workers with little access to paid sick leave might have gone to work sick and possibly spread the H1N1 flu virus among colleagues during the outbreak in fall 2009, researchers say.
Expert Gives Performance Appraisal Advice
When done right, performance appraisals can be highly useful. But when done wrong they can demoralize employees, frustrate managers and expose an organization to legal risk. A legal expert provides advice.
