The Advent of the Four Day Work Week?
Share this post At least in Utah (via Derek Thompson at The Atlantic): Forget everybody working for the weekend. In Utah all government employees have shifted to a four-day workweek, and the state is...
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What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Share this postThe following is cross-posted on the Winning Workplaces blog. I thought it was appropriate for Today’s Workplace’s focus on taking back Labor Day. After all, this holiday should offer...
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Companies That Care About Workers’ Rights: Apply Now to be Named a 2010 Top...
Share this postInc. magazine and the nonprofit I work for, Winning Workplaces, have partnered to find and recognize exemplary workplaces; those that motivate, engage and reward people. A model...
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White House Boosts ‘Flexible’ Workplace, As 15 Million Still Seek ANY Workplace
Share this postThe White House on Wednesday took time out to promote the value of a flexible workplace that can accomodate two-paycheck families. With 15 million people officially unemployed, it made...
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Peaceful Revolution: Champion Real Workplace Flexibility
Share this postThe White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility has generated an energetic buzz in work family advocacy circles across the nation. As a longtime advocate for family friendly workplaces, I...
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I’m a Guy and I’m Stressed Out
Share this postAh, the good old days. It’s 1977 and the Labor Department’s Quality of Work study found that 34 percent of men say that they’re experiencing some kind of work and home life stress. About...
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What You Need To Know About The Michigan GOP’s ‘Right-To-Work’ Assault On...
Share this postOn Thursday, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) backtrackedon his commitment to avoid so-called “right-to-work” legislation and by the end of the day, both the Michigan House of...
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A Post-Brinker Victory for Employees: Bradley v. Networkers International, LLC
Share this postIn the aftermath of the California Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court(2012) 53 Cal.4th 1004 (Brinker), employers and non-exempt employees are...
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The GOP Just Got One Step Closer to Taking Away Your Overtime Pay
Share this postRepublicans have passed yet another bill that erodes protections for working families. A bill Republicans have been pushing for years that undermines overtime pay just cleared the House....
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American Workers Have Lost Control of Their Time. It’s Time To Take It Back.
Share this post It wasn’t supposed to be like this, according to John Maynard Keynes. In 1930, the economist predicted that his grandchildren would be working 15-hour work weeks....
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