Dec 15, 2017

12/15/2017: How the effects of sexual harassment are felt around the world

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(U.S. Edition) The National Labor Relations Board has overturned a joint-employment standard that was set back in 2015 under Obama. We'll look at how this decision will make it harder for contractors and workers at franchise businesses to form unions. Afterwards, we'll discuss the rising number of people who are defaulting on their student loans, and then talk with BBC reporter Karishma Vaswani about the issue of sexual harassment in workplaces around the world.

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Health insurance ads were up this year despite a slashed budget

by Dan Gorenstein

Dec 15, 2017

Today is the last day to enroll in Obamacare insurance plans. Earlier this year, the Trump administration slashed the Affordable Care Act advertising budget by $90 million, so many people assumed there would be far fewer TV ads encouraging people to sign up. But it turns out there’s been 51 percent more insurance commercials compared […]

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Labor ruling says employees can only have one boss

by Andy Uhler

Dec 15, 2017

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned an Obama-era ruling that had made it easier for workers at franchise businesses to form unions.

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From garment factories to corporations: How Asian women are dealing with workplace harassment

by David Brancaccio

Dec 15, 2017

There's a personal and economic cost.

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(U.S. Edition) The National Labor Relations Board has overturned a joint-employment standard that was set back in 2015 under Obama. We’ll look at how this decision will make it harder for contractors and workers at franchise businesses to form unions. Afterwards, we’ll discuss the rising number of people who are defaulting on their student loans, and then talk with BBC reporter Karishma Vaswani about the issue of sexual harassment in workplaces around the world.