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At the outset of the crisis, policymakers faced uncertainty regarding the impacts and distributional effects of the unfolding economic shock. Key questions included how the crisis affected the poor compared to the wealthy and the extent to which poverty increased.

No, it's not Friday the 13th, but the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2024-2028, and the future looks spooky for employers.

Are we living in an age of progress and equality? Or are the benefits of advanced technology distributed as unevenly as ever? Millions of people around the world lack access to basic internet connectivity, as well as access to the most recent technology. Is the advancement of technology creating deeper and more profound gaps?Advanced technology,

Seyfarth Synopsis: An essential read for any employer, the EEOC's final Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), was released on September 21, 2023.

How—and when—the federal government will be funded after September 30, 2023, continued to be the main focus of our elected members of Congress this week.

Seyfarth Synopsis: An essential read for any employer, the EEOC’s final Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), was released on September 21, 2023. The SEP identifies the agency’s enforcement...

An essential read for any employer, the EEOC’s final Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), was released on September 21, 2023. The SEP identifies the…

One of the reasons include a bus stop.

More than two dozen temporary foreign workers and allies gathered in Vancouver on Sunday to call for better working conditions, health care, stronger protections and a clear path to residency for the more than 32,000 temporary foreign workers in B.C.

There are no specific laws protecting the rights of domestic helpers, making them prime targets for exploitation.