No one knows how New Englanders will respond as the coronavirus pandemic quarantine comes to an end. Some will be reluctant to leave their homes until there is a vaccine, while many more will likely shy away from large crowds when they do go out in public. It is a...
The stay at home orders have forced many still lucky enough to have a job to work from home. Some have more experience than others in doing this, but one shift has been the full embrace of video conferencing platforms as an alternative to company-wide meetings, team...
The economy is in a downward spiral since March. You need to look no further than such signs as the stock market hitting record lows, record numbers of workers filing for unemployment benefits, and everyone wondering if their job is safe. The good news is that it will...
Major corporations strive to close the pay equity gap with varying success. Banking giant Citigroup, in particular, has struggled, posting a gender pay gap of 29% in 2018 and 27% in 2019. These gaps look grim, but they are actually raw data that includes the entire...
Women business leaders can be targets for staff, rivals or even online trolls. Some believe this treatment is unfair, particularly when it is thinly veiled gender bias. Conversely, others argue that women in high profile positions must be able to take the same heat as...
It is standard operating procedure for companies to hold executives and other key employees to nondisclosure agreements. In recent weeks, however, presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has found his company's use of NDAs as a liability to his candidacy. Critics and...
You get discriminated against at work on a regular basis. The first time it happened, though you couldn't believe it, you never thought it would happen again. But it did. Repeatedly. Now you're ready to do something about it, and you're wondering how to make your case...
Federal laws shield employees from discrimination based on their protected class. People over the age of 40 are included in this group and receive the same legal protections. However, this has not prevented the occurrence of age discrimination. According to a 2017...
Many actions that businesses might take aren't lawful because they go against laws that are set to protect employees. Even though there is a wide berth for what employers are allowed to do, they must never retaliate against an employee who engaged in a protected...
There are specific factors that employers can't consider when they are trying to determine certain employment actions. For some employees, age is one of these factors. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prevents employers from considering the fact that a...
