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Paid family leave still out of reach for most American workers
Share of private sector U.S. workers with paid family leave, by income group
Pay for your own massage! How the era of extreme office perks came to an end
From free dinners and laundry to wellness centres and rides home, the lavish extras bestowed by tech companies are becoming a thing of the past
Big Labor Can’t Quit Shrinking
Unionized workers fall to 10.1% of the U.S. workforce, despite political help.
Judge Finds Amazon Broke Labor Law in Anti-Union Effort
The ruling, on charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board, involved actions at two Staten Island warehouses before union votes last year.
AI can lead to employment discrimination. What to do about it is up for debate
AI may be the hiring tool of the future, but it could come with the old relics of discrimination.
Ex-Jones Day associates want firm sanctioned in paternity bias case
Two former Jones Day associates suing the U.S. law firm for sex discrimination and unlawful termination are hoping to fend off potential sanctions in the case with a sanctions request of their own.
Checking In With the Starbucks Union as a Supreme Court Labor Decision Looms
Glacier Northwest vs. Teamsters could drastically change how unions are able to strike. Here’s how Starbucks Workers United is preparing.
Apple Violated U.S. Labor Laws With Anti-Leak Email
Officials say Apple’s rules ‘restrain or coerce’ employees
A Deeper Understanding of Creativity at Work
BetterUp’s Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and the University of Pennsylvania’s Marty Seligman on finding new paths to good ideas.
How to Quit — and Leave the Door Open to Coming Back
You never know when an opportunity will arise.
How a Parent’s Experience at Work Impacts Their Kids
A multi-year study following more than 370 low-wage families found that children’s developmental outcomes were significantly affected by their parents’ work lives.
Employers slowed their increases of workers’ wages last quarter
Employers continued to raise wages during the fourth quarter to attract workers and hold on to existing staff, though the pace of the increases slowed from the previous quarter.
Long Covid has an ‘underappreciated’ role in labor shortage, study finds
Long Covid — also known as long-haul Covid, post-Covid or post-acute Covid syndrome — is a chronic illness with potentially debilitating symptoms.
What Is a Hybrid Workplace? How to Organize and Manage It
Hybrid models are the future of the workplace.