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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, under the Civil rights Act of 1866, employees may sue both government and private employers who retaliate against them for filing discrimination suits, surprising both employers and employees and extending the time employees have to file cases.
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AP - Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of curing Parkinson’s disease and diabetes but raises ethical concerns about the limits on human life.
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A medical marijuana employment rights bill that would protect California patients from being fired because their medication is marijuana passed the California Assembly Wednesday. Introduced by leading legislative medical marijuana defender Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), and cosponsored…
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A number of CUPE members were elected to the Executive Board of the Canadian Labour Congress at its convention in Toronto this week. They were: Marie Clarke Walker, re-elected as CLC Executive Vice-President. Paul Moist, Vice President Toni Karner, CUPE 4207, Youth Vice-President Lynn Taylor, of…
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AP - Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of curing Parkinson’s disease and diabetes but raises ethical concerns about the limits on human life.
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Published Date: 30 May 2008 THE boss of the Scottish Ambulance Service is being investigated over claims of bullying and harassment, it was announced yesterday. Chief executive Kevin Doran – as well as Grace Kennedy, the service’s operations director – have taken voluntary leave of absence…
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For the third consecutive year, Verizon has been named to Working Mother magazine’s Best Companies for Multicultural Women. The list provides an in-depth look at 20 companies that are increasingly benefitting from the talents of multicultural women in the workplace.
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with the
anti-rejection drug sirolimus may lead to increased risk of diabetes in
kidney transplant patients, say researchers who analyzed data on about
20,000 Medicare patients who had kidney transplants between 1995 and
2003.
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Reuters - Staying connected with family
and friends may delay memory decline among the elderly, new
research confirms.
On May 29, 2007 the Supreme Court issued its infamous 5-4 ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear. The ruling, authored by Bush nominee Justice Samuel Alito (who replaced Sandra Day O’Connor), didn’t only harm Lilly Ledbetter. It made it much easier for any [...]
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