Compliance

President Barack Obama signed two executive actions today designed to shed light on the pay practices of federal contractors, which he said will help eliminate salary disparities between men and women.

Depending upon a company's size and whether it has programs in place to manage worker fatigue, employee burnout in the energy business could cost large players as much as $2.4 million annually.

Mozilla Corp., maker of the Firefox Web browser, said Chief Executive Officer Brendan Eich resigned after being criticized for donating money to an anti-gay marriage group.

Students across the U.S. have submitted complaints alleging that their schools have failed to adequately address or prevent campus sexual misconduct, which violates Title IX, the federal rule that bars gender discrimination in education.

As employers weigh their employee insurance options in light of healthcare reform, research continues to suggest that many are not inclined to end sponsored coverage of their workforce.

The state legislature passed legislation adding gender identity to the long list of conditions that are protected by the state.