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...
Month: December 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...