When IT finds someone’s been browsing offensive Web sites on a work computer, you’d normally fire the employee. But what happens when it’s a computer several employees share? More…

In the last 10 years, women’s wages, as a percentage of men’s, have increased in most age groups, but women in some groups have done better than others. More…

Not all sexual harassment claims are alike. But managers still need to take them seriously, even if they don’t fit the expected pattern. More…

Two employees are caught breaking the same rule. One has had behavior problems in the past, the other hasn’t. Can their manager legally fire one and not the other? More…

Sure, men engage in workplace bullying. The statistics show, however, that women can be terrors, especially when dealing with other women. More…

Two Democratic cornerstone pieces of legislation passed the U.S. House last week: The Lilly Ledbetter Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. And Ledbetter cleared a major hurdle in the Senate, too. More…

Men who believe women should remain barefoot and pregnant tend to get paid more than men who think of women as equals in the workplace. At least that’s what one study shows. More…

This month, Congress will consider the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) as an update to the Equal Pay Act that was signed into law more than 40 years ago.  If the PFA passes, employers will be subject to some new key mandates — not to mention tougher penalties for violations. More…

Some organizations manage to come up with creative ideas to mask discrimination. We thought we’d heard them all, until a story started circulating about a Louisiana country club that tried to keep its dining room a men-only enclave.  More…

It’s an election year. That means candidates are loading up new pieces of legislation, and two of the proposals directly affect how you’ll do your job.

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