Most of the Baby Boomers are finally getting close to their retirement age. However, with a lack of money, these individuals are being forced to work longer until they have enough money to retire and be able to live comfortably. One certified financial planner, Stacy Francis, believes that 68 is much like the new 65. [...]
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A man working for the Texas Department of Transportation alleged racial discrimination and claimed that his termination was retaliation. He took his case to court. The former employee was an engineer at the department for 13 years. He is of Asian descent and Indian national origin. He alleged disparate treatment when, after seven years of [...]
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In a move that brings the full integration of United and its merger partner Continental Airlines one step closer to completion, members of the flight attendants union at United Airlines have ratified a labor deal that puts flight attendants at United and Continental Airlines in position to begin talks on a contract covering both groups. [...]
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The Human Resources director for Lackawanna County resigned only a few hours after beginning his new job on Monday. He resigned after The Times Tribune questioned if he actually graduated from the University of Scranton or not. Joseph A. Refice had indicated on his employment application that he did, in fact, graduate from the University [...]
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With the unemployment rate showing only a marginal improvement over the last couple of years, and eight out of the ten people who lost their jobs during the Great Depression still unemployed, little wonder then that those who are employed consider themselves fortunate and want to hold on to their jobs, even if it means [...]
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A recent court appeal examined the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): more specifically, if a person requests leave before he/she is eligible, for a time when eligibility will be in place, is that person entitled to the same protection? A woman worked at a Pompano Beach, FL, facility for Brookdale Senior Living Communities. Eight [...]
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Lucille J. Cavanaugh, the vice president of Human Resource for the Exxon Mobil Corporation, has recently announced her plans to retire on the 1st of April this year. Her retirement will be coming very shortly, as it is only a few months away. Cavanaugh has, in the meantime, provided over 34 years of service and [...]
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Tyson Foods, Inc. will be paying 35,000 dollars as part of a disability discrimination settlement. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a former employee, whose epilepsy is the reason, the EEOC alleges, that he was not hired for a particular position. The company is one of the world’s [...]
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Contrary to expectations, Apple Inc.’s decision to allow a labor group to conduct audits in its supplier factories has not been imitated by any of its rivals yet. In an unprecedented move, the iPhone maker commissioned the Fair Labor Association to commence independent audits at its plants in China following criticism of labor conditions. The [...]
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Most Americans, chiefly those under age 65, depend on health insurance offered through the place where they are employed. However, employer sponsored health insurance, once something every US employee took for granted, is now failing them. With the recession, not only did people lose their jobs but along with it their health insurance. When the [...]
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