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How Workplace Accommodations Actually Work Under the ADA
The accommodation process is a conversation the law requires both sides to join — and it starts with a request an employee does not have to put in perfect legal words.
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How a Workplace Discrimination Charge Moves Through the EEOC
From the 180-day deadline to the 90-day countdown after a right-to-sue letter, here is what actually happens once a charge is filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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What Workers Actually Gain When the Salary Range Is Posted
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The ADA at 36: What Changed and What Hasn't
Signed on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act rebuilt the physical and digital architecture of American life, and thirty-six years of data show both its reach and its unfinished business.
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Women in Leadership 2026: A Record, and a Ceiling
A record 55 women lead Fortune 500 companies, 11 percent of the list, while women hold about 28 percent of congressional seats, the newest counts show, and the two numbers tell one story.
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Sixty-One Years of the Voting Rights Act: A Reader's History
Signed on August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act became the most effective civil rights statute in American history, and its modern story, from Shelby County to the John Lewis Act, explains today's voting fights.
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Nineteen States Raised Minimum Wages on January 1, 2026
An estimated 8.3 million workers saw pay floors rise as 2026 began, with six states crossing the $15 threshold for the first time and California reaching $16.90, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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Equal Pay Day 2026: The Gap in Numbers, Retold
Observed on March 26, 2026, Equal Pay Day marked how far into the year the average woman must work to match what men earned the year before, and Payscale's 2026 report found the uncontrolled gap moving backward.
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EEO-1 Workforce Data: What It Covers and How to Read It
The EEO-1 report is the federal government's core dataset on who American employers actually employ, and knowing how to read it is a practical skill for anyone who cares about workplace equality.
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Disability Employment Rate Held at 22.8 Percent in 2025
The BLS annual report on workers with disabilities, released in February 2026, shows the employment-population ratio stuck at 22.8 percent while the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent.