How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers

For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal Trade Commission ... Read More

New Biden rule extends overtime to millions of salaried workers

The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday aimed at ensuring workers whose annual salaries are roughly $59,000 or less are compensated fairly when working overtime. The Labor Department ... Read More

NPR gives a masterclass on how not to do damage control

NPR’s handling of Berliner’s criticism is a textbook case of what not to do in such a situation. Management is only proving his point about its hivemind tendencies and its inability to tolerate ... Read More

Conservatives are misguided in embracing big government industrial policy

Manufacturing matters. But industrial policy of the type pushed by Rubio has failed and will continue to fail. Read More

What to know about the FTC ban on noncompete agreements

Tuesday to ban most noncompete agreements, a watershed moment for the U.S. workforce that faces an uncertain future. These common agreements currently ... Read More

Biden to tout first job listings in American Climate Corps program at Earth Day event

President Biden is expected to announce the first slate of job listings under his climate and jobs program in a speech on Earth Day. Biden is slated to travel to Prince William Forest Park ... Read More

New pregnant worker rights: What to expect when expecting

Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that supporters say could change workplace culture ... Read More

Americans who want to protect democracy need to stand up for public libraries

The California, Connecticut and New Jersey proposals exemplify the kinds of actions that can be taken to stand up for libraries and all they represent, and have represented, in America. In and of ... Read More

Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway

When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok. Forced inside by a ... Read More

What happens next to TikTok

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter{beacon}  Technology Technology   The Big Story What happens next to TikTok President Biden signed a bill Wednesday that ... Read More

Food system disasters show the need to downsize and democratize

Farmers and fishers may work in vastly different environments, but many of our problems are the same. The disasters that we experience are symptoms of much larger problems in our mega-scaled-up, ... Read More

An ‘old-school’ exemplar of courage and conviction

With the recent passing of former Member of Congress William (Bill) Delahunt, we were reminded of a different time — where polar opposites came together to improve a critical flaw in the criminal ... Read More