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. Read More

Pop-Up Exhibit Captures Domestic Workers' Lives In Photos

The images depict domestic workers in California in portraits or on the job. The exhibit is part of a larger campaign for domestic worker safety. Read More

US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions

A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or ... Read More

Why WA’s farmworkers are disappearing

Critics of the H-2A program contend the pay rates reported by employers in the program don’t align with what workers actually see ... the U.S. Department of Labor to ensure that domestic workers ... Read More

US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical ... Read More

New laws don’t stop crime

Politicians love creating specific new offences to look like they’re ... create a specific criminal offence of assaulting a retail worker, and those found guilty could be sentenced to six ... Read More

A healthy US economy's secret ingredient: Immigrant workers, eager to fill jobs

The influx of foreign-born adults vastly raised the supply of available workers after a U.S. labor shortage had left ... States,” Edelberg said. “I don’t think anybody would have sat down ... Read More

How U.S. News Ranks the Best Jobs

To some people, the perfect job may involve creating high-profile marketing campaigns for hot products, while others may dream of delivering babies to excited new ... Labor Statistics. U.S. News ... Read More

Bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID, scientists warn

A bird flu pandemic with the potential to be “100 times ... humans who have contracted H5N1 since 2003 have died, according to the World Health Organization. REUTERS The agency and “the whole ... Read More

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The top U.S. diplomat will return ... violence on the front line. New guidance carries a clear message to men abroad who may be avoiding the draft: You don’t get the benefit of state services ... Read More

California's fast-food workers are now the highest paid in U.S. with new $20 per hour wage

"This is about raising the floor and making sure that $20 being the new minimum wage puts workers ... U.S. could see a 1% increase in prices to compensate, he added. Starbucks told the Los Angeles ... Read More

How to Begin a Creative Life

We spoke to 150 artists, some planning retrospectives and others making their debut, to ask about the process of starting something. Read More