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The Equal Pay Act outlawed employers from gender-discriminatory pay practices in 1963, but pay still isn't entirely equal, even when you account for . Now, legislation seeks to expand existing law to enact more protections against male-female pay disparities. Fed up, women are "leaning in" hard on this one, which means the Paycheck Fairness Act, twice rejected by Congress, might now stand a better chance of becoming law.

Standing desks might be good for our hearts, but they're probably not making us slimmer. At least that's what Yoni Freedhoff, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, concluded in a recent article in US News.

Family leave can mean many things to many people. Whether it's the joy of having a new family member in your life, such as the birth of a child, or the sadness of having a sick or ailing family member you need to care for, such as a parent or spouse with cancer, family leave is a very important benefit in any work environment. What happens, though, when it becomes resented by co-workers?

Social media is a great way for a company to engage with its customers easily and quickly, making it an effective method for enhancing a brand's image in the marketplace. But sometimes, things go terribly wrong and a momentary lapse of judgment leads to a regrettable post for all to see.

Penelope Trunk, cofounder of Brazen Careerist, would like to save you some time.

Thoughts of internet start-ups often bring to mind images of college students armed with Starbucks coffee cups and smart phones, lounging about in hoodies and Chuck Taylors. In fact, it is either this image or the image of Star Trek pajamas, that a lot of people would associate with anyone whose job has anything to do with the internet. At Yahoo, however, the office gear is a little different.

The sun is shining, the weather is warm, everyone is sporting their favorite pair of flip-flops, and the very last thing you want to do is sit in your office and work. Summertime is great, but it tends to get in the way of our overall productivity. If you want to have a great summer without losing hold of your responsibilities, check out the tips below.

Where you attend college can be an important factor when filling out college applications. If you have your heart set on a certain part of the country, then you should know which schools in that region will give you the best return on your educational investment.

Want to enroll in "Hamburger University?" Get a job at McDonald's, and you can! The fast food giant and several other major corporations offer training that can eventually lead to a college degree.

It's no surprise when we hear that Facebook is acquiring some company with a product or service that done well in its market. For example, Instagram, the mobile photo sharing site that allows users to upload, modify, and share images, was acquired by Facebook back in April 2012 after numbers showed that many people preferred Instagram for daily activities over Facebook. Now it's time for the infamous social networking site to make its way to the mobile navigation market and purchase Waze, an Israel-based mobile navigation company, to ensure that Facebook users don't miss out on the ability to make their morning commutes more social.

How America Gets to Work [Infographic]According to the millions of people who have taken PayScale’s Salary Survey, the median national commute time is 24 minutes. But how does everybody actually get to work? To answer that question, PayScale just published a new infographic revealing how workers in different US cities get to work day after day.

A recent study from the University of California Davis and Dartmouth University found that coaching plus cash incentives can have "meaningful impacts" on students' decisions to attend college, as well as finish their degree. The catch? The impact was only noticeable on female students and recent immigrants. Male students who were native residents of the U.S. showed no variation in behavior.

If you want to start a new business, you might want to think about relocating. A recent report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that some states are better than others when it comes to starting up in the tech world. Does your state rank as one of the worst?

Politics just got a whole lot more real for anyone relying on federal jobless benefits. The much-threatened and finally-enacted sequester, an $85 billion slash-and-burn federal budget cut, started trickling down to the everyman these past two months. It translated to, among other things, some folks getting a smaller unemployment check and others being cut off entirely.

Have you ever wondered what you would do with a degree in graphic design? Well, wonder no more as the OnlineDegrees.com infographic below outlines the benefits.

Raising kids is no easy task, especially when trying to stretch a single paycheck from week to week. When one parent has decided to stay at home with the family, a part time job can help to provide some much needed financial support. The good news is that there are many part time career options that give stay at home parents the power to earn and create a balanced family life.

It is a common belief that the only mothers who choose to stay at home with their children are those who are super wealthy. Or those who happen to be married to successful doctors and lawyers and can afford to live comfortably enough that they don’t need to go to work. However, the research has shown that many stay-at-home mothers choose home over the office for another reason, one that has more to do with not having enough money than being super wealthy.

As the cost of college soars to unsustainable heights, its efficacy has been seriously called into question. Students now have direct access to employers, open-access online courses and a jaded outlook of "finding the right fit" when selecting a place to pursue their higher education. With so many colleges giving such a low return on investment, more people demand to know what they're actually paying for.

Betting big on unproven commodities isn’t something that makes anyone feel comfortable, but that’s exactly what goes on year in, year out in Major League Baseball’s search for gems in the international prospect pool. With a new system in place to limit spending and give lower-ranking teams an edge, not only will clubs have to chase down these young unknowns, but they’ll do so in a more competitive environment.