David J. Linesch Law Blog

Traditionally, internships are a potential pathway to an entry-level job. It should be a terrific opportunity to learn if this is the career one hopes to pursue, network with potential references, and maybe acquire a chance at a job. But according to a new study by Millennial Branding and Experience, Inc., over two-thirds of the 225 employers surveyed hired only 30% of their interns into paid full-time positions.... Read More

Female executives have brushed against a raw nerve in the business world.  According to the Wall Street Journal, only 3.6% of women in the United States have been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  For women to advance in the workplace, exceptional effort is often required.  A woman has to take on tough and risky assignments in order to climb the professional ladder, while her male counterparts may not.... Read More

A new report from the Human Rights Watch documents an epidemic of sexual harassment and violence against female immigrant farm workers by employers.  The 95-page report found that hundreds of thousands of immigrant girls and women employed as farm workers are sexually abused. While the report describes several cases of rape, stalking, fondling and vulgar language used against women, incidents are rarely reported to authorities out-of-fear of job losses or deportation.... Read More

Florida’s unemployed workers who are getting federal extended unemployment benefits can soon expect to get letters, if they haven’t already, stating that the additional financial help will come to an end because Florida is being cut off from the government help.... Read More

The Senate on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, passed a bill to expand protection to federal workers who report wrongdoing.... Read More

New Parents want to be able to spend the first months after birth or adoption caring for their new babies.  It has been proven that the quality and nature of caretaking in the first few months of a child, is not only vital to the child, but it will be crucial to the parents behavior.... Read More

A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005, said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her headscarf and exposed her hair.... Read More

On Friday, one of Yahoo's largest shareholders gave the Company an ultimatum that Chief Executive, Scott Thompson be fired by noon on Monday, or the investor "will consider it grounds for further action.... Read More

According to research published in the International Journal of Obesity, obese women were more likely to be denied employment, receive lower salaries, and perceived to have less leadership potential.... Read More

The Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), a Bellingham, Washington nonprofit organization, defines bullying as, repeated health-harming mistreatment of a target by one or more perpetrators, including verbal abuse and offensive non-verbal conduct.... Read More