Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions
A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers. The so-called card-check provision — which senators decided to scrap to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes — would have required employers to recognize a union as soon as a majority of workers signed cards saying they wanted a union.
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Obama to Name EEOC Leader
President Barack Obama said July 16 he would nominate the NAACP's Jacqueline Berrien as chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Advocates Not Worried by White House's 
Slow Start on LGBT Policies
While President Barack Obama has received some criticism for moving too slowly on issues and policies affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT), many advocates say that the prospect for enacting a federal law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation has never been brighter. 
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Study Finds Disparities in 401(k) Investing by Race, Ethnicity
Regardless of age and income, black and Hispanic workers have lower participation rates and contribute less to their 401(k) plans than their white and Asian counterparts. 
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More Work, Fewer People: Humor Helps
A speaker at the SHRM Annual Conferenceapplauded some of her clients’ sincere efforts to lighten up workplaces where many employees face unprecedented stress from personal and professional crises brought on by the recession.
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