In my morning paper today, November 13, 2018, two of the front page stories dealt with sexual abusers.
One was the Vatican’s instruction to U.S. bishops to refrain from voting on their plans to improve protection for victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. Protests are ongoing in Baltimore as the bishops meet, obey the...
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About: Mary Keating
Recent Posts by Mary Keating
Overtime Rules in Limbo, Creating Uncertainty
More than a year has passed since I’ve updated this blog. Employment developments have occurred in that time, naturally, but for various reasons I have been quiet. Now it appears that the pace of change will increase. Laws and regulations put into place during eight years of a Democratic administration are at risk. In addition,...
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Pregnancy Discrimination Win in the Supreme Court
So, many of us were surprised that Peggy Young convinced the Supreme Court that she deserves a trial. It is never a good idea to bet on a Supreme Court case.
The short story of Peggy Young goes like this. Ms. Young worked for UPS delivering packages on its early morning shift. She unload...
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New Research on Workplace Stress
Workplace stress kills. I know this will come as no shock to many who have felt its effects first-hand. But we hear more about heart disease and cancer, gun violence and other causes of death, causes with more research efforts and initiatives to cure the situations. As a public health issue, workplace violence has gotten...
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Recent Comments by Mary Keating
- August 22, 2014 on Maryland Enacts Wage Lien Law for Unpaid Wages
- April 26, 2014 on Maryland Enacts Wage Lien Law for Unpaid Wages
- January 26, 2014 on Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Affordable Care Act Conflicts with Religious Freedom