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  A Decade Of Opportunity
  Article by Mark Herbert

  This decade represents great opportunity for managers, leaders and especially human resources professionals to refram...

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  Chicago Teachers' Strike: Was It Parents vs the Union?
  Topic by Marta Segal Block

  After seven days, Chicago Public School students went back to school on September 19 and parents throughout the city heaved a sigh of relief. Yet despite the city's attempts to portray the strike as selfish on the part of teachers, a significant number of Chicago parents had supported the...

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  Are Unpaid Internships Legal Slavery?
  Topic by Marta Segal Block

  Once the exclusive domain of over-achieving college students, internships have come to be seen as a necessary step for any college student hoping to move into a professional field soon out of school. Many young workers are even taking unpaid internships after they finish their college...

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  Mayer Shows Courage With Yahoo Telework Policy Change
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  Much of the controversy around Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to end telecommuting for her employees has centered on working mothers and whether it's fair to call Mayer, a new mom herself, a traitor to them. But this is also the story of two competing beliefs about what is best for...

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  Yahoo's Pregnant CEO: Let's Celebrate—and Ask Questions
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  Working mothers experienced a bit of whiplash when Yahoo announced its selection of Google executive Marissa Mayer as the next great hope to salvage the company. Another woman as chief executive, great! And she's pregnant? Wow, cool! And she says she'll work through her...

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  "Ageism" in the Corporate World
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  In many cultures, age is equated with honor and respect. This social regard is expressed through cultural practices such as designated seating at the dining table, material adornments and formal language conjugations. Social reverence for seniors, however, does not always carry over into the...

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  More Mergers Increasing Number of Gigantic Law Firms
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  Major law firms are merging to become ever bigger, forming international legal leviathans. One news article referred to the trend as establishing legal “behemoths.” For example, another article in the Wall Street Journal last month noted there were three recent deals that created...