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Job Opening (For Those Who Don’t Need It)

This takes the “rich get richer, the poor get poorer” to a new level.  The New York Times reports that its review of job vacancy postings on popular sites such as Monster.com, CareerBuilder and Craigslist uncovered that employers are now … Continue reading

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Dukes Decision Doesn’t Stop New York Discrimination Case

http://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airport-firefighters-drill.jpg:author:DVIDSHUB Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Dukes captured the nation’s attention, many friends and colleagues have asked me if Dukes is the death knell for class actions or class action discrimination cases. The questions I was asked … Continue reading

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Failure to pay minimum wage is more frequent in low wage labor jobs

“Workplace violations are severe and widespread in low wage labor markets.”  That’s one conclusion in a report entitled “Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers – Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America’s Cities”.  The study which was conducted in 2008 in … Continue reading

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