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Report: At Current Rate, Women Won’t Close Pay Gap Until 2059

If the gender pay gap continues to close at its current rate, women will reach pay equity with men in 2059, according to a new report from the American Association of University Women. Called The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, the report finds full-time working women are slowly closing the disparity, making aboutContinue reading “Report: At Current Rate, Women Won’t Close Pay Gap Until 2059”

Of course Hillary Clinton went to work sick. That’s the American way.

As Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton demonstrated when she nearly collapsed from the effects of walking pneumonia early this week, the benefits of running for elected office may include many things, but sick days are not among them. This is perhaps unavoidable in light of the fact that the job of actually being an electedContinue reading “Of course Hillary Clinton went to work sick. That’s the American way.”

New Jersey city passes paid sick leave, continuing the state’s unstoppable momentum

This week, a town in New Jersey passed a law requiring businesses to offer all employees paid sick leave, becoming the 13th place in the state to do so and the 34th in the country. Morristown workers at companies with 10 or more employees will be able to take up to five days a year,Continue reading “New Jersey city passes paid sick leave, continuing the state’s unstoppable momentum”