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Age-bias claims in the workplace are soaring. Older workers are more vulnerable to losing their jobs than younger ones when companies cut costs--even though the law of the land forbids age-related discrimination. More experienced workers generally earn more than their younger counterparts. While it's illegal to fire them based on their age, courts long have ruled that cost-cutting is an acceptable reason for pushing higher-paid employees off the payrolls . . . even when the cuts fall disproportionately on workers older than 40.
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Odd hours, physical labor, blood, dirt and the occasional bite or kick. For generations, women were told veterinary medicine was too tough for them. But now, that longtime bastion of machismo is overwhelmingly female. Changes in culture, pharmacology and even pet preferences have led to one of the most dramatic gender shifts in the workforce. 80% of the applicants accepted this month by the UC Davis' veterinary school are women. Similar numbers are reported by other vet schools around the country.
Nearly 750 people came to Harvard University Business School on Saturday to participate in the 10th annual Latin American Conference, hosted by the school's Club Latinoamericano. The event, which was entitled "New Horizons for Opportunities," gave audience members the chance to hear from Latin America's top economic and business leaders through a series of keynote speeches and panels on topics including private equity, health care, and energy.
"Maximizing the number of healthy and happy and productive employees" is a thought we can all get behind. A new Web-based service, launched Monday, seeks to do just that--assist in making corporate workplaces more healthful, productive and fun. The service, Limeade, aims to radically transform the health assessment programs that corporations operate in order to reduce health care costs, making those programs easier to use and more engaging.
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