OPM issues policy guidance on issues related to transgender employees in the federal workplace
June 14th, 2011
On the last day of May, President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. “Every generation of Americans has brought our Nation closer to fulfilling its promise of equality,” he said. “While progress has taken time, our achievements in advancing the rights of LGBT Americans remind us that history [Read more...]
University of Iowa study shows employee training might actually increase turnover
June 14th, 2011
American businesses spend billions of dollars training employees to produce a better, more productive workforce. But a new study by University of Iowa researchers finds that many of these programs might actually increase turnover while driving up a firm’s costs. The study found that employees feel little compulsion to stay with an employer that provides [Read more...]
EEOC sues Dollar General Store for failing to accommodate, demoting dyslexic employee
June 13th, 2011
A Muncie, Indiana, Dollar General Store and its parent company, Dolgencorp, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who had dyslexia and then firing him because of the disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claims in a lawsuit filed on June 9, 2011.
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Study shows more education means more on-the-job engagement, but also more stress
June 13th, 2011
As the workforce emerges from the recession, and we move from an assembly-line economy to a knowledge-and-creative economy, the highest educated employees are experiencing increased stress levels and a challenge managing the work life balance. These findings on the state of engagement of US employees were released by GfK Custom Research North America, from the [Read more...]
Study points to improvements in workplace equality, but disparity in pay and career advancement still exists for diverse segments
June 10th, 2011
Over the last few decades, the makeup of the US civilian labor force has changed significantly with women accounting for half of all workers and companies becoming both racially and ethnically diverse. The survey findings point to continued inequalities between diverse and non-diverse segments in pay, career advancement and feelings of discrimination. Women and Hispanic [Read more...]
