Repost: Borger Earthworks Closes the Gender Gap in the Construction Industry

President Bill Borger Jr. of the Borger Group of Companies knows that to form the best construction crew you need to pull from 100% of the labor pool. "Borger's Earthworks division defies the norm and 50% of their workforce is women. In fact, one entire crew is female” (PR Newswire 2014). Clients and stakeholders have praised the team’s performance. The Borger Group adopted the Respect in the WorkplaceTM to make sure that women felt empowered and that there was a healthy workplace for all. This lead to the success of the company

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Repost: UPS Hits the Brakes on Pregnancy Discrimination

There is much for women working at UPS to celebrate in the upcoming new year. The Supreme Court had agreed to hear a suit against UPS about the discrimination that pregnancy employees faced. UPS relented and "In a brief to the Supreme Court, UPS has announced that 'On a going-forward basis, UPS has voluntarily decided to provide additional accommodations for pregnancy-related physical limitations.’” The policy will go into effect on January 1,2015.

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