Experts to Congress: Block forced arbitration in workplace discrimination, consumer cases

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 9, 2024, about forced arbitration clauses in employment and consumer ... “human rights violations” but ... Read More

What to expect from the March jobs report

That remarkable streak could end on Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its March jobs report ... as a percentage of employment) remained low. Read More

Jobs report: Explained

The jobs report is released ... For instance, a surge in employment is going to suggest businesses are booming, possibly leading to higher incomes and overall consumer confidence. Read More

Advocates call for age discrimination exemption for mandatory arbitration

Two years after President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, a law that exempted sexual assault cases from mandatory arbitration, advocates are ... Read More

‘You don’t have a voice:’ Congress weighs impact of forced arbitration on employees

“When you’re forced into the secret chamber of arbitration, you don’t have a voice and you don’t have a choice,” Carlson told our Washington News Bureau. “The operative word is forced. If it’s so ... Read More

Senate Hearing on Employment and Forced Arbitration Clauses

Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, testified on how forced arbitration affected her ... professionals testified on competition and consumer rights regarding big tech dominance in global ... Read More

Civil Rights

even when they are not demoted or docked pay A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization has resigned after just months on the job ... Read More

Human Rights

saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression The family of a Minnesota man who was killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit ... Read More

Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in March. The highest number of new jobs in nearly a year. America’s employers delivered another ... Read More

What to expect from the March jobs report

The March jobs report is expected to show the U.S. labor ... of the year and see the unemployment rate rising to 4.2% by year-end." Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus ... Read More

Civil Rights

CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois partially granted a former high school student’s motion to certify a class of all students who participated in Chicago Public Schools’ “Quiet Time program” ... Read More