Category: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

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BY THE NUMBERSAfter a better-than-expected ADP private-sector jobs gain for February and before Friday’s monthly government employment report, figures on weekly initial jobless claims are out Thursday before the stock market opens. (CNBC)IN THE NEWS TODAYThe bill to provide $8.3 billion in emergency coronavirus funds that passed the Democratic-controlled House nearly unanimously goes to the…

Stan Pavlovsky, the No. 2 executive at the photo service Shutterstock, sounded frustrated. At what was supposed to be a celebration of a significant company milestone in December, employees instead focused on what had become an increasingly sensitive topic within the company: censorship and China.Months earlier, at the request of the Chinese government, Shutterstock had…

St. Clare’s Hospital was everything to Jerry and Kathy Adach.They married after meeting at the Schenectady, New York area hospital, where both worked, in the early ’80s. Their two daughters were born there. The couple, who devoted a combined 59 years of service to the facility, had expected to retire with a good pension from…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has brought national attention to nondisclosure agreements this week, criticizing billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg for his alleged history of inappropriate behavior toward women and using NDAs to keep employees from speaking out.Bloomberg initially declined to release employees from these contracts, but has since changed course. On…

As the Democratic primaries kick-off, most Americans are talking about politics — including at work.According to a recent Glassdoor poll of over 1,200 employed adults, 57% of workers say they have talked about politics while on the job — despite 60% saying they “believe discussing politics at work is unacceptable.”Women were more likely than men…

An employee assembles an excavator at the Caterpillar Inc. manufacturing facility in Victoria, Texas.Callaghan O’Hare | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHere are the most important things to know about Friday before you hit the door.1. Caterpillar earningsIndustrial giant Caterpillar is set to report quarterly earnings before the bell Friday. Investors will look to the heavy machinery…

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma (not pictured), at the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, March 19, 2016. Shu Zhang | ReutersFacebook is setting up a new engineering team in Singapore to focus on its lucrative China advertising business, according to three people familiar with…

Jan. 20, 2020 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the only national holiday that is specifically designated as a day of service.Recognized by nearly half of American employers, the holiday grants thousands of professionals paid time off to celebrate the civil rights leader’s life by volunteering in their community.Though many people use the day to…

Tesla’s new Model 3 car on display is seen on Friday, January 26, 2018, at the Tesla store in Washington, D.C.Salwan Georges | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesA Tesla sales employee sent a mass e-mail asking North American colleagues to support her in seeking higher base pay after commissions were cut but responsibilities increased…