Judge: Govt. asked Google for too much data in gender case
An administrative law judge has ruled that Labor Department officials investigating gender pay bias had asked Google for data in a way that's too broad and intrusive on employee privacy.
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Survey reports employment characteristics for more than 200 fields of study
The National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has more than doubled the sample size of its 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients in order to examine employment characteristics for ...
Global warming could result in losses for the European wine industry
Slight increases in temperature in Mediterranean regions from global warming could potentially result in labor, productivity and economic losses for the European wine industry, an article in the journal Temperature suggests.
Immigrants on Temporary Protected Status more civically engaged
U.S. immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras on Temporary Protected Status, despite its in-between and temporary nature, generally do better than undocumented immigrants in educational attainment and civic engagement ...
The social media economy benefits few, new book suggests
Fashion bloggers and Instagrammers seem to enjoy a coveted lifestyle, with jet-setting to exotic locales, couture clothing furnished by designers and countless other caption-worthy experiences.
Personality factors are best defense against losing your job to a robot
Worried robots will take your job? Researchers say people who are more intelligent and who showed an interest in the arts and sciences during high school are less likely to fall victim to automation.
Saving costs with cover crops
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a cost-saving strategy for cotton growers in Alabama who use cover crops.
Study identifies effects of EU expansion on labor, research
Rather than a brain-drain, the 13-country European Union (EU) expansion initiated more than a decade ago triggered a brain-reconfiguration—the rising circulation of knowledge through the increased mobility of highly skilled ...
Google refutes charges, says there is no gender pay gap
Google said it's "taken aback " by the government's claim that it doesn't compensate women fairly.
US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men.
