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The Detroit Lions recently found themselves in the midst of a firestorm when it was discovered that their new football coach, Matt Patricia, had been arrested in 1996 for a felony sexual assault. All charges were dropped before trial, and the case was dismissed....
The urge to retaliate is a common human reaction after a perceived offense. Employers may also be failing to provide adequate training and tools so that managers can identify and address these initial reactions. Federal law prohibits employment discrimination and...
I confess that I have not learned enough about the community of violent women-haters, outside the context of domestic violence and rape. This article about the recent Toronto terrorist attack contends the attacker's focus had been on hating women who were denying him...
Brennan Walker, 14, got lost on his way to his high school. He knocked on a stranger's door for help. The homeowner picked up his shotgun. Thank goodness he missed. This should sound familiar. Something similar happened in Dearborn a few years ago. As long as metro...
Age discrimination in the workplace is common. Most people have a sense of this, but the tactics used by employers are rarely direct or systematic. One exception might be IBM, which was more systematic than most with its "resource actions" designed to terminate older,...
Here's a story from The New York Times that I thought you'd find interesting: A new law in Utah is the first in the nation written to protect parents who allow children to walk to school alone or play unsupervised. Yeah for Utah! We have become a country of terrified...
Today is National Equal Pay Day, a symbolic day for advocates in the U.S. to show support for women in the workforce and draw attention to the gender pay gap. On average women are paid about 80% of what men are paid. If you are a woman of color the gap is even...
The real question is - if quality dishwashing and sous chef work is as important to the customer experience as the server interaction, how does the total amount paid by the customer to server, whether categorized as meal price or tips get distributed to the employees?...
The President is changing lawyers. He is not likely to ask me so I am happy to discuss his situation. Too many commentators on the Mueller investigation do so from a partisan perspective. This is a legal investigation and Mueller is a professional prosecutor. For now,...
A fundamental question economists argue about is why wages remain stagnant after a number of years of economic growth. Under the laws of supply and demand, the more people or firms that want to hire someone, the higher the wages should be. This article from Slate...