More Workers Employed After Traditional Retirement Years

Older workers in Ohio and nationwide will comprise a much higher portion of the workforce in the years to come, and employers should be prepared to accommodate and benefit from the experience and range of attributes they bring to the... Continue»

Posted on September 12, 2008

Wal-Mart Put Chill on Expression in Workplace, Says Professor

"Wal-Mart rejects the suggestion that they are 'telling associates how to vote,' but, as I point out in my book, one of the biggest employee free speech concerns is the chill that employer pressure to conform can place on worker free expression," Barry said. "Whether or not this turns out to amount to a technical violation of Federal Election Commission rules, it is sophistry to suggest that this kind of message from an employer doesn't have a chilling effect on the political and expressive rights of these employees. It's possible that they could find themselves disadvantaged if they express political views that happen to differ from those of a powerful corporate employer." Continue»

Posted on August 22, 2008

"Hot Mommas Project" Highlights Research on Female Working Professionals; Will Yield World's Largest Women's Case-Study Database

Move over Jennifer Lopez, Katie Couric, and Heidi Klum...you aren't the only moms who have it all -- a successful career and the carpool on Thursdays. A new George Washington University School of Business-sponsored initiative called, "The Hot Mommas Project,"... Continue»

Posted on July 18, 2008

Learning to Talk to Teens About Sex--while at Work

Sex is one of the most difficult topics a parent can bring up with an adolescent, but a new study finds that parents who are taught specific communication skills can more readily tackle these conversations and sustain them over time.... Continue»

Posted on July 13, 2008

Workers Have High Rates of 'Psychological Distress'

Nearly five percent of employees have high levels of psychological distress associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational... Continue»

Posted on July 13, 2008

Can You See Me Now? We Hear What People Look Like

Newswise -- Can you hear what a person looks like? A growing body of research suggests so. "The mere sound of a person's voice contains important, embedded biological information," says Susan Hughes, assistant professor of psychology at Albright College in... Continue»

Posted on July 7, 2008

Hard Work While Fatigued Affects Blood Pressure

Working hard when fatigued may be admired by many Americans, but it is a virtue that could be harmful to one's health, according to new research by psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The research supports a... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008

Employer Web Sites Greatly Influence African American Applicants

Attributes of employers' Web sites, such as design and content, influence prospective employees' job search intentions--especially African American job seekers--finds a recent study by Caren B. Goldberg, a management professor at American University's Kogod School of Business and David G.... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008

In Father's Day Message: Obama Calls for Greater Paternal Responsibility in Black Community

By Hazel Trice Edney WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, in a Father's Day message at Chicago's Apostolic Church of God, exhorted Black fathers to be more responsible in raising their children. He based his exhortation... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008

Analysts Predict Low Cost to Pro-Clinton Black Officials

By Zenitha Prince WASHINGTON (NNPA) - In the waning days of the Democratic primaries when it became clear Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) would be the presumptive nominee, pundits predicted that the strong aftertaste of acrimony, which still lingers on the... Continue»

Posted on June 20, 2008