Photo provided courtesy of Freeimages.com By: Samantha Cook, Staff Writer This summer – has there really been a summer? – has upended life as we know it, and for many Americans, their jobs are their lives. Amid a pandemic, a social justice revolution, and the highest unemployment rate since […]
Image by Mojka JJ on Pixabay. By Samantha Cook, Editor-in-Chief Anyone who has worked in the service industry knows how difficult it can be to take time off from work. [1] Beyond the guilt of leaving co-workers short-staffed, sick leave is often unpaid, so workers who rely on every […]
Photo Credit: Zolnierek on Pixabay.com By: John Paul Abda, Feature Editor Labor litigation and legislation is nothing new in the United States. As far back as 1842, the Supreme Court has been weighing in on employment conditions. In Commonwealth v. Hunt, [1] the Supreme Court held that labor unions […]
By Joseph Baublitz, Staff Writer Tom Brady, National Football League (NFL) superstar, is just like many people: He does not like his boss. Brady learned the hard way that star employees are still subject to discipline by their employer, especially when that employer wants to flex its authoritative muscle. […]
