Mandy Ginsburg took over as the CEO of Match Group in 2017. Business Insider states the company that owns dating apps like Tinder, OKCupid, Match and Plenty of Fish had a reputation as a boy’s club environment. Ginsburg vowed to make the company friendlier to...
Year: 2018
Gender pay gap widens
Most workers in Houston are familiar with a pay gap between men and women in the workforce. Many claim that the pay gap has narrowed in recent years, but a new study shows that the gap may be worse than is traditionally thought. A study was recently conducted by a...
Health conditions can be disabling, whether physical or mental
There are differences between mental health conditions and those that are physical. One of the biggest is that a physical issue often manifests itself visibly. Maybe the person limps or needs a wheelchair. Mental issues on the other hand are typically invisible to the...
Employees might need court orders to collect back pay
Most employers in Texas make a good faith attempt to pay their workers correctly, but abuses do occur. Sometimes, employers fail to pay people what they are owed by ignoring overtime laws, miscalculating wages or applying the wrong wages. When these issues happen,...
Does the pay gap get worse over time?
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963 was signed into law to mandate pay equity between men and women. Unfortunately, research shows that, in the long term, it doesn’t always happen. A new study covering a 15-year period highlighted that women earn less than half what...
Court rules about overtime pay for on-call shifts
Some employees in the Houston area who work on-call hours may be entitled to overtime pay they are not getting. A nurse in Ohio filed a claim against her workplace where she was required to be on call on alternating weekends. The hospital paid her regular rate. The...
Is pay secrecy making the pay gap worse?
We learn from an early age that there are certain things that we don’t talk about with strangers. Politics. Religion. Income. Our employers even tell us that we shouldn’t talk about pay with our coworkers. For some, it can turn into a game to try to figure...
Not all disabilities come with a wheelchair
You may not have any of the telltale signs of a disability, but when it comes to trying to live the same kind of life as the people around you, it becomes clear that your health condition has more control over your life than you do. What may have started as a minor...
Disabilities, the ADA and employment
Texas residents with disabilities may have legal recourse if they suspect that they are victims of employment discrimination. Under the federal American with Disabilities Act of 1990, it is illegal to engage in employment discrimination against individuals with...
Four ways to fight for pay equity at work
Despite the efforts of feminism, women are still paid significantly less than men. Women earn 83 cents for every dollar men earn in the U.S. The World Economic Forum also estimates it will take 168 years to close the gender pay gap in North America. Women also hold...