Tag Archives: workers

The final insult for desperate job seekers: Employers doing credit checks

by Jacob Passy, MarketWatch

A new working paper demonstrates how pre-employment credit screenings perpetuate the ‘poverty trap.’ Read More ›

Starbucks, others must pay California workers for off the clock tasks

by Daniel Wiessner, Reuters

The court said that under California law, workers must generally be paid for any time they are required to be on their employers’ premises. Read More ›