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I was thinking the other day about Mrs. Lacroix, my third-grade teacher. One of my classmates was complaining about a perceived slight of some kind—I imagine it had something to do with recess—and her calm response, one eyebrow raised, was, “Well, who ever said life was fair”?
A bill introduced in both houses of Congress would create a pilot program to provide employment benefits to gig workers. This Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act (S. 1251, H.R. 2685) would allot the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) $20 million to test portable benefits in fiscal year 2018. “[A] growing number of […]
It’s been almost 4 years since the American version of The Office has been on television, and the show’s impact is still being felt in offices around the country.
Oregon’s governor signed an equal pay bill into law June 1, adding the state to the growing list of governments adopting salary history bans.
Are you a hockey fan? If you’re from Tennessee—like BLR’s corporate office is—you’re getting a free pass for being tardy, courtesy of Nashville’s mayor herself!
An employer has been ordered to pay more than $118,000 after revoking an employee’s promotion after it learned that she was pregnant and would need leave during its busy season.
A federal appeals court may soon deepen the divide on a question that has recently plagued the courts: whether federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Are you a cat person or a dog person? Around the office, I’m known as a crazy cat lady (I dressed up as one for Halloween a few years ago, and the title stuck). I only have two cats. I don’t think that constitutes as being “crazy,” and to be honest, I like llamas more […]
Summer is almost around the corner, which means baseball season will be in full swing. Hopefully your favorite team is doing well. However, if you’re a Mets fan, I’m sorry. This next story is like adding salt to the wound!
While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires a wide array of accommodations for workers with disabilities, there are a few things that generally are not required because they fail the law’s “reasonableness” test. Among those are a promotion and a new supervisor.