Workplace Hazards and Violations

February 19, 2024

How Flight Attendants Fought Back Against Sexism in the Airline Industry

Decades ago, “stewardesses” earned less than men, couldn’t get married or gain weight, and had to retire at 32. A key figure in a landmark lawsuit […]
May 26, 2023

Do You Have What It Takes to Be Kendall Roy’s Assistant?

In “Succession,” Jess quits, and Kerry was in tears. What is it actually like to be an assistant to the ultra wealthy? Jess Jordan, Kendall Roy’s […]
May 26, 2023

Do You Have What It Takes to Be Kendall Roy’s Assistant?

In “Succession,” Jess quits, and Kerry was in tears. What is it actually like to be an assistant to the ultra wealthy? Jess Jordan, Kendall Roy’s […]
April 24, 2023

A Grim Anniversary for Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster

It was the deadliest accident in the history of the garment industry. Ten years later, has anything changed for factory workers? Shahida Begum said that when […]
May 4, 2021

Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World

Jimmy Donaldson, 22, a YouTube megastar better known as Mr. Beast, operates six YouTube channels with names like MrBeast,MrBeast Shorts and Beast Reacts that together have […]
April 27, 2021

At Blaine Wetzel’s Willows Inn, Employees Report Years of Workplace Abuse

The chef Blaine Wetzel first came to Lummi, a tiny island in the San Juan archipelago of Washington State, in 2010. At age 24, he was […]
April 25, 2021

India’s Fashion Artisans Face ‘Extreme Distress’ in Pandemic

The working conditions of the so-called karigars, who make handicrafts for luxury brands, have long been an issue. Now many have no job at all. Saddam […]
January 25, 2021

How to Keep Internet Trolls Out of Remote Workplaces

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October 22, 2020

Don't Watch Porn at Work and Other Tips

“If someone asked you before, ‘Do you want to sign up for a world in which your co-workers see inside of your house all the time?’, […]
October 12, 2020

Young People Are Stepping Up to Be Poll Workers

WASHINGTON — During the Wisconsin primary in April, Jacob Major, a high school student, noticed how the line for one of Milwaukee’s five polling locations dragged […]