A federal age discrimination complaint brought against IBM Corp. on Monday alleges the technology giant systematically fired tens of thousands of older workers in recent years as part of an effort to recruit more millennials and “make the face of IBM younger.” The lawsuit, filed by Boston labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan, asks that laid-off workers… Continue reading Laid-off Older Workers File Age Discrimination Complaint Against IBM
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CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves Steps Down After Sexual Harassment Claims
Leslie Moonves, the longtime chief executive of the CBS Corporation, stepped down on Sunday night from the company he led for 15 years. His fall from Hollywood’s highest echelon was all but sealed after the publication earlier in the day of new sexual harassment allegations against him. The CBS board announced his departure, effective immediately.… Continue reading CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves Steps Down After Sexual Harassment Claims
More Than One-Third of US Workers Feel They’ve Experienced Harassment in the Workplace
A study recently released by Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, revealed that more than one-third (35%) of employees feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, 50% of whom said it was on account of their gender or sex. These findings are according to the 2018 Hiscox Workplace Harassment Study™, which surveyed 500 US adults employed full-time. “As… Continue reading More Than One-Third of US Workers Feel They’ve Experienced Harassment in the Workplace
Women on Track to Gain Record Number of Board Seats
Women are gaining more seats in U.S. boardrooms, though not necessarily those with the most power. In the first five months of 2018, women accounted for 248, or 31%, of new board directors at the country’s 3,000 biggest publicly traded companies, according to an analysis of corporate filings by ISS Analytics, the data arm… Continue reading Women on Track to Gain Record Number of Board Seats
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace Widespread: EPLI
American companies have spent years trying to become more welcoming to women. They have rolled out generous parental leave policies, designed cushy lactation rooms and plowed millions of dollars into programs aimed at retaining mothers. But these advances haven’t changed a simple fact: Whether women work at Walmart or on Wall Street, getting pregnant is… Continue reading Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace Widespread: EPLI
Hiscox Study Identifies States with Highest Risk of Employee Lawsuits
A new study of employment practices disputes and litigation by Hiscox, the global specialist insurer, found that businesses in Washington, D.C., Nevada, Delaware, New Mexico and California face the highest risk of being sued by their employees when compared to the national average. According to the study, US-based companies have just over a 10% chance… Continue reading Hiscox Study Identifies States with Highest Risk of Employee Lawsuits