I work for a city in the capacity of a senior clerk and typist. I began my time with them completely and utterly oblivious that these types of workplaces existed.
I began my time…
In July of 2012, I was hired as a 4th grade teacher for the 2012-2013 school year in a Massachusetts school district. It was my first public school teaching job. The school was…
My late sister-in-law was a long-term and highly regarded employee of DDS and was ready to retire in a few months. She had some attendance problems due to significant illness and provided her…
I was married to a coworker. We were both employed at a prison as corrections officers.
After we divorced, he broke in and held me hostage at gunpoint for 12 hours. He beat, raped,…
I worked at a hospital for over 25 years as an RT. My son, an RN, was hired there in 2011. He was well-liked by all of his patients and several co-workers. The…
Psychological safety at work is a human right.
Ensuring workers' psychological safety will require a reliance on strong state laws leading to a federal law, enforcement of laws, and a dedicated labor movement, including…
We know that sexual harassment law has advanced workers’ rights, especially for women.
But what has it done — and not done — to move the needle for women? How is it enabling…
Antidiscrimination law HAS FAILED TO dismantle social hierarchies IN THE WORKPLACE
In 1966, when the EEOC started collecting data on the race and gender composition of workplaces, white men were overwhelmingly overrepresented in…