Employment Archives - Page 5 of 64

Jul 24, 2014

Report: Women business owners face gender gap

NEW YORK — Women who own small business are still far behind their male counterparts when it comes to getting loans and government contracts, a congressional report said Wednesday. The […]

Jul 21, 2014

Gay, transgender workers gain US bias protection

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday ordered employment protection for gay and transgender employees working for the federal government and for companies holding federal contracts, telling advocates he embraced […]

Jul 21, 2014

It’s business suits versus lawsuits

When dealing with dress codes, the type of suits businesses do not want employees considering are lawsuits. Dress codes can bring up so many sensitive issues and enforcing them can […]

Jul 21, 2014

Minimum wage pits franchisees against cities

NEW YORK — Hundreds of franchisees are learning they’re not small businesses, at least in the eyes of city government. A new law that will raise Seattle’s minimum wage to […]

Jul 16, 2014

Partnership to bring 500 jobs to Rochester

The state will partner with more than 100 private companies, led by Sematech and IBM, to launch the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the […]

Jul 16, 2014

NLRB ruling spurs concerns of bottleneck

Lawyers say a June 26 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down President Obama’s 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board threatens to invalidate hundreds of […]

Jul 12, 2014

EEOC guidance attracts renewed scrutiny

WASHINGTON — Two years after a guidance warning employers against the overly-broad use of criminal background checks to screen potential new hires was issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Jul 8, 2014

US companies post most jobs in 7 years in May

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised more jobs in May than in any month in the past seven years, a sign that this year’s strong hiring trend is likely to […]

Jul 3, 2014

Taking a wait-and-see approach to Ban the Box

The city of Rochester has taken the plunge in enacting legislation that would make it easier for job applicants who have a past criminal conviction to be considered for open […]

Jul 2, 2014

Pregnancy discrimination case on tap

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the pregnancy discrimination claims of a package delivery driver for UPS who was refused a light duty assignment so she […]

Jul 1, 2014

College Town job fair scheduled

The College Town Rochester development team will host a series of job fairs for the many new businesses expected to open when construction of the 500,000-square-foot development project is complete […]

Jul 1, 2014

Court to weigh gov’t duty to settle bias claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a dispute over the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s duty to try and settle charges of job discrimination before […]