Academic

Workplace Flexibility Correlates with More Women and Minorities in Workplace
The Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) at Cornell Industrial & Labor Relations brings to our attention the latest edition of a study of U.S. workplaces on flexible workplaces. [The study] finds that employers with more women and more minorities in...

New Study on Workplace Flexibility
The Workplace Prof Blog highlighted a study released today that finds, among other things, that "employers with more women and more minorities in top positions, and nonprofits organizations, are more likely to offer flexible workplaces...

Saudis Hold Conference on Women in the Workplace But Bar Women from Appearing
In a moment that seems out of a Fellini film, Saudi Arabia held a major conference on women in the workplace. The conference attended by religious, government, and business leaders would have been viewed as something of a breakthrough on the issue except for the one group excluded: women...

Biology may preclude women from workplace success
Forget the patriarchy, long blamed as the major culprit against gender equality at work ? a new book argues that biology may be the cause of what often precludes women from conventional success in the workplace.

Workplace Murders Increase By 13%
The BLS keeps stats on just about everything, including workplace homicides. According to a August 26, 2008 press release, Workplace homicides rose 13 percent to 610 in 2007 after reaching a series low of 540 in 2006...

Workplace Relations Act
An updated consolidated Workplace Relations Act incorporating the changes made by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 is available here.

Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit
Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit

Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit Jury Awards $1,642,475

Sexual Harassment
(in the workplace)

Workers Compensation
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Restaurant pays waitress $900,000 settlement after workplace injury.

Workplace Injuries
Packaging Concepts Limited must pay undisclosed settlement for employees' injuries.

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women