Baby boomers, the oldest of whom will turn 68 sometime next year, are increasingly becoming targets of job discrimination. Many boomers remain on the job due to financial hardships but some are staying by choice and sweating out the consequences of their actions....
While the East Coast sweltered in the worst heat wave in seven years, public establishments struggled to maintain comfortable climate control to keep customers cool and consuming. Not so with McDonald's in Washington Heights, New York, where one employee collapsed...
A study released earlier this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research found there was little to no protection for older employees during and after a recession. Experts in economics and hiring trends indicate that while some states offer better job protection...
While baseball has long been America's greatest pastime, it has not always been known as a paragon of racial acceptance. This week the baseball commissioner underscored the renewal of a commitment to zero-tolerance on not just racial discrimination, but also on sexual...
Small companies are now beginning to deal with employment changes brought about by the Defense of Marriage Act. Implications inherent in the act have complicated decisions regarding conditions of employment. This is usually the case when a company's employees reside...
A Queens high school principal has come under fire recently due to allegedly using racial slurs about two African-American teachers and then firing them without just cause. The school is in the Elmhurst area. The principal allegedly employed racial stereotypical slurs...
If an employee is asked to perform a job that involves a sensitive area, where does one draw the line between appropriate and invasive? That is precisely the question a young esthetician asked by refusing to practice Brazilian wax on her coworker and refusing to get...
A Riverhead newlywed couple happily won the right to build a love nest together, in spite of legal obstacles and a pending court battle. The couple, who met seven years ago and married this April, were finally able to welcome visitors into their new home run by an...
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago but recent events indicate racial equality in the United States remains a precarious issue. In spite of the re-election of the nation's first African-American president, activists believe racial...
