Archive for April 23, 2019

A group of Californian yoga students at CorePower Yoga recently won $1.65 million in a class action suit. These students agreed to perform a few hours of weekly part time work in exchange for free yoga classes. CorePower organized this barter program called “Yoga for Trade” (YFT). Through YFT, students worked shifts of 2-3 hours per week, cleaning and performing other project based work. Although customers receive free yoga classes in exchange for their work, The “YFT Cleaners” were unpaid.

The fastest-growing demographic of the United States workforce is employees age 65 and older. There are many reasons why older Americans are choosing to work longer rather than retire. Average lifespans are rising, pensions are disappearing, and maximizing social security payouts can require more years of employment. Despite this growing demographic, companies are not changing their hiring priorities and too often unlawfully discriminating against older workers.

Hiring Age Discrimination

Companies tend to be more focused on recruiting and retaining millennial workers

The U.S. House just passed a bill entitled “The Paycheck Fairness Act,” voting 242-187. Those who voted for the bill seek to promote gender pay equality. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut first introduced the bill all the way back in 1997. This is the 11th time DeLauro has brought up this bill. When asked about the bill, DeLauro said: “Very simple concept: Men and women in the same job deserve the same pay . . . It used to be

Home health care workers are arguing to be paid for every hour they spend caring for elderly and disabled people. Last week, a New York court ruled against their wishes, legally allowing them to be paid for only 13 hours of their 24-hour shifts. The court’s ruling was based on a minimum wage exemption from the US Department of Labor. This exemption states that round-the-clock home care workers only have to be paid for 13 hours because workers typically get