Susan V. Stromberg reports for Women’s eNews: “More than one million current and former Wal-Mart female employees alleging gender discrimination stand to be certified this summer as the largest civil rights class action in history.”
Domestic workers — nannies, housekeepers and aides for the elderly, among others — lack even basic protections and benefits under U.S. law. This field is overwhelmingly populated by women of color, many of them immigrants.
Lori Montgomery writes for The Washington Post: “One of the oddest Web posts making the rounds in Washington is a series of blurry videos from Capitol Hill showing people coming and going from a closed-door meeting of President Obama’s new deficit commis…
Anthony Weiner wrote for Politico, “That’s because Social Security is funded through a payroll tax. It brings less money in during recessions — particularly one as pronounced as this current economic crisis.Once the economy begins to recover and peop…
Peter S. Goodman writes for The New York Times: “Despite a substantial increase in federal support for subsidized child care, which has enabled some states to stave off cuts, others have trimmed support, and most have failed to keep pace with rising dem…