Election day is quickly approaching and there are already some very contentious political campaigns going on right now. Many people, including co-workers, share a deep interest in the positions and policies of various political candidates. Workers should be careful, however, about what they discuss at work. Many people mistakenly think…
Yesterday the Washington Post ran a story about a hotel maid who a reporter had interviewed for an article on the minimum wage. The reporter spoke to the maid at the suggestion of the maid’s boss. The maid had told the reporter that she looked forward to receiving a $0.25/hour…
According to various news sources, the Morning Sentinel, a newspaper in Waterville, Maine, fired reporter Larry Grard on November 10, 2009. Mr. Grard claims that the Morning Sentinel fired him because he sent an email to the Human Rights Campaign. He sent the email just after Maine voters repealed Maine’s…