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New York, NY–Many Sonic Drive-Ins across the United States have shifted from minimum wage rates to tip-wage rates for newly hired carhops in order to cut costs. Among the reasons Sonic has chosen to move to such a system is because carhops see nearly 100% turnover. Sonic claims that switching to a tip-wage […]

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Detroit, MI–The Department of Natural Resources of Michigan has been accused of racial discrimination again after settling a suit with another employee. The second accusation stems from a sergeant who has claimed that he was hindered from promotion and advancement because of racial discrimination.
Both the Department as well the law enforcement division, which the […]

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United Kingdom–A transsexual truck driver in the UK has been awarded 20,000 British pounds, claiming that her employer discriminated against her based on her transsexual status.
She won 9,000 pounds for the discrimination she suffered and 11,000 pounds for hurt feelings.  She claimed that her colleagues ridiculed her, behaved suggestively, and at one point even through […]

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Amsterdam–A new study by Wagelindicator.org has found that about 4 out of 10 employees around the world work more time than they originally agreed to when they accepted their positions. Moreover, half of those 4 out of 10 employees are not compensated for the overtime they work.
The study also found that employees on average […]

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