Politics Apr 03 Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump’s campaign to stamp out The initial steps taking by Andrea Lucas, acting chief of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, have earned her backing from the Trump administration.
Politics Mar 10 Federal worker who went rogue against DOGE says ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’ To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they…
Politics Feb 15 EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump’s order Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with…
Politics Jan 17 Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment ‘law of the land’ in probably symbolic statement It's unclear if Biden's statement will have any impact. The archivist has said the amendment cannot be certified because three-quarters of state legislatures did not ratify it before a deadline set by Congress.
Health Jun 18 Bitter battle over abortion complicates enforcement of new law designed to protect pregnant workers A year after the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect, many women are still confronting employers who don't know about the law, misunderstand its scope or simply refuse to comply.
Economy Mar 12 Despite equal education, women face unequal pay in 2024 Uneven child care and household responsibilities, falling college wage premiums, and overrepresentation in lower-paying occupations are all contributors to why the pay gap stubbornly remains.
Politics Jan 02 Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities.
Politics Dec 05 Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk Despite recent assurances from Mayor Brandon Johnson's office that the shelter site was safe for temporary use, Pritzker's office pulled the plug on the project Tuesday.
Nation Nov 06 Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect accept plea to misdemeanors linked to son’s gun license Robert Crimo Jr., father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago, entered a plea on Monday in Lake County court, in Waukegan, Illinois.
Nation Oct 21 Father of American teen hostage freed by Hamas says she is ‘doing very good’ The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan said Friday she’s doing well following two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas and held in Gaza.