Gender & Sex Discrimination in Employment

5 hours ago UK - Draft changes to UK laws to make the Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) equal for men and women will give pension schemes an "administrative headache", the NAPF says. The...

In enacting the self-leave provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act, was Congress seeking to address gender discrimination in the workplace That was the question at the center of the debate Wednesday...

It's that time of the year. Time for business owners to quickly become familiar with the various new laws, rules and regulations that kick in every January--and depending on perspective--are either a blessing...

The following list describes new laws that have an impact on business and took effect Jan. 1, unless otherwise noted. * Credit Check AB 22 prohibits employers and prospective employers, not including certain...

The departure early next year of one of former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy's key lieutenants will be the end of an era. Alex Lawson reports. To be simultaneously respected, well-liked and...

Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden remain the best countries for working women, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2011. Those four countries retained the top positions in a ranking...

Economic growth in Brazil, Russia, India, China--the BRJC countries--and the United Arab Emirates far outpaces growth in developed nations. In Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets: Why Women Are the Solution...

I. INTRODUCTION: THE SUPREME COURT SETS A COLORBLIND PARADIGM . . .[I]n finding that a segregated law school for Negroes could not provide them equal educational opportunities, this Court relied in large part...

Employment law has been a hot practice area and 2011 did not disappoint. Here are some of the highlights of the past year's most notable employment law stories: As the recession rolled on,...

Office Depot is One of Only 14 Retailers to Earn a 100 Percent Rating BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies...

WB: Gender equality eroding in Emerging Europe and Central Asia Emerging Europe and Central Asia is losing its advantage in gender equality, the World Bank said in a new report, "Opportunities for Men...

Key points The EAT said that the tribunal's failure to deal with re-employment was a "striking omission". A finding that a dismissal was genuinely on the grounds of redundancy does not remove the...

An employer engaged in sex discrimination when it conditioned a female truck driver's continued employment on her undergoing an independent medical examination for a gynecological condition, Maryland's highest court has ruled in affirming...

Company Earns 100 Percent Rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2012 Corporate Equality Index for Eighth Consecutive Year CHICAGO -- Hyatt has been named one of the "Best Places to Work for...

BRISBANE, Calif. -- The proportion of women who lead California's largest companies is growing at such a slow pace that it will take more than a century for women business leaders to achieve...

HEADNOTE This review of the 2010 career counseling and development research presents the breadth and depth of topics published in the field ranging from children's conceptions of career to employee burnout. The review...

HEADNOTE Television is facing tumultuous times. Three of cable's most powerful women sit down to compare notes. As television shows become less tied to the TV- and to the hour they're aired- the...

INTRODUCTION Economic transition was a period of economic, political, and social change in all of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The transition process in Serbia was especially turbulent, with the...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Volunteers play an essential role in providing important charitable services and constitute a vital link to an organization's constituency and the public--enhancing or harming a nonprofit's image and functioning. Using volunteers...