Novartis Gender Discrimination Trial Gets Underway

See Gender Bias Trial Against Novartis Gets Under Way, NYLJ, 4/9/10, p 1

-claims of underpaying women, less promotional opportunities, men favored

Learning How to Assess Your Human Capital and Financial Capital

SeeLearning how to hedge yourself, and not just your portfolio, NYT, 3/6/10, at B5 (assessing your human capital skills)

Obama plans to prod private gov't contractor companies to improve wages

See Plan to seek use of US contracts as a wage lever, NYT, 2/26/10, at A1


-will reward companies with better labor and environmental practices

Layoffs Causing Rash of Heart Attacks in Closing Plants

See For Workers at Closing Plant, Ordeal Included Heart Attacks, NYT, 2/25/10, at A1

Recession Pushing Up Interest in LSATs and GREs

See Recession is pushing up law school applications and interest in graduate studies, NYT, 1/10/10, at A18

-20% increase in LSATs to 60746 all time high; 13% increase in GREs to 670000 all time high

Advice on Steps to Take When COBRA Subsidy Ends

See Some Step to Take When COBRA Subsidy Ends, NYT, 12/12/09, at B5

Weak Data Signal Grim Prospects For Workers - washingtonpost.com

Weak Data Signal Grim Prospects For Workers, 10/3/09, at A1

-ue rate highest in 26 years, 15.1 million