Karen Harned

National Federation of Independent Business Legal Center

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An attorney, and Executive Director of the National Federation of Independent Business Legal Center

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Last week, Walmart stunned the world of retail by announcing that  it will give half-million low-wage workers a raise  in April to $9 an hour, with the promise of $10 an hour by…

Walmart, the Minimum Wage and the Working Poor

Last week, Walmart stunned the world of retail by announcing that it will give half-million low-wage workers a raise in April to $9 an hour, with the promise of $10 an hour by…

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Women are nearly half America's work force, and three quarters will be pregnant at least once during their working lives.

Do Pregnant Women Suffer Workplace Discrimination?

Women are nearly half America's work force, and three quarters will be pregnant at least once during their working lives.

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