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Teachers Union Hit With Claims of Anti-Semitism in EEOC Charge
2+ hour ago (87+ words) Bloomberg Law News The National Education Association is accused of implementing policies and promoting a culture of anti-semitism, according to a discrimination charge filed with US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Brandeis Center claims the NEA discriminates against its Jewish…...
Vocational Nurses, Techs Ready 30, 000-Worker California Strike
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (116+ words) Bloomberg Law News An impending strike at the University of California hospital system adds to a growing list of high-profile work stoppages among healthcare employees faced with a tightening labor market and rising consumer costs. About 42, 000 workers organized with the…...
Blackstone Sees AI Heralding "Huge Boom" in Blue Collar Jobs
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (120+ words) Bloomberg Law News Blackstone Inc. President Jon Gray said the boom in artificial intelligence will lead to a surge in blue-collar employment as asset managers like his shell out billions on data centers and other infrastructure. For instance, QTS " a…...
Columbia University Must Face Columbia Sportswear Suit in Oregon
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (112+ words) Bloomberg Law News Columbia University failed to convince an Oregon federal court that Columbia Sportswear Co.'s trademark lawsuit belongs in New York. Alleged online sales'however limited'of "Columbia" merchandise without University indicia into Oregon constitutes the school directing its activities…...
AI Will Write Job Descriptions for More Open Federal Positions
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (186+ words) An artificial intelligence tool will help write federal job postings, the federal government's human resources office says. The tool, USA Class, uses an AI model trained on thousands of federal job descriptions that will allow managers in the government to…...
US Sues New Jersey Over Tuition Breaks for Undocumented Students
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (312+ words) The federal government sued New Jersey for extending to undocumented students eligibility for in-state tuition, grants, scholarships, and financial aid at public colleges. For over a decade, the state has ignored federal law prohibiting undocumented individuals from getting tuition benefits…...
Graduates Look to Skip Big Law, Go Straight to Plaintiffs" Firms
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1170+ words) Abbey Carbajal is the kind of candidate Big Law firms trip over themselves to hire. The Brown University alum is set to graduate from Columbia Law later this month. Then she's off to a pair of prestigious clerkships, first in…...
State Job Ad Bills Shift From Pay Ranges to "Ghost Jobs," AI Use
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (887+ words) State laws mandating the information that businesses must put in employment ads are poised for expansion to address "ghost jobs" and AI in hiring, after five years of focusing largely on pay transparency. New Jersey lawmakers are considering a similar…...
Trump HR Office Elevates Tech Over Reading Skills For New Hires
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (346+ words) Federal agencies should place more weight on job applicants" technological know-how'and less on traditional metrics like people skills and even reading comprehension'under new guidance from the Trump administration"s human resources office. In a Substack post, OPM Director Scott Kupor…...
Missouri State "Bias Response Team" Unconstitutional, Group Says
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (61+ words) Missouri State University is accused of hindering free speech with its "bias response team," which a conservative group alleges violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:...