Gig workers want both flexibility and benefits — we support laws that could make that possible.
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N.F.L.’s Push Ahead With Season Rankles Workers in the Home Office
Workers who have been ordered back to the league’s headquarters are resisting, arguing that the reopening was rushed and that in some ways they have been put in an “impossible situation.”
‘It’s Time for a Change’: Workers Idled by the Virus Try New Careers
Facing a loss of hours, unsecured wages and slow reopenings, some unemployed Britons are reconsidering their livelihoods.
Can a Physically Taxing Job Be Bad for Our Brains?
Physical demands required for work may have negative consequences for brain health, a new study suggests.
Massachusetts Court Won’t Use Term ‘Grandfathering,’ Citing Its Racist Origins
The practice was “adopted by some states after the Civil War in an effort to disenfranchise African-American voters,” the court noted.
Is It OK That I Haven’t Told My Parents I Was Fired?
Last year I was abruptly let go from my job.
Remote Work Isn’t Working? Maybe Your Company Is Doing It Wrong
Experts have tips on the office routines that need to change when everyone’s working from home. Meetings, for one.
Why Changing Unemployment Payments Could Take Months
Republicans want wage replacement instead of an extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits, but technical and political hurdles are in the way.
As the Pandemic Forced Layoffs, C.E.O.s Gave Up Little
Some corporate bosses offered to cut their pay, but most did not. Those who did gave up less than 10 percent of what they received last year.
City Praises Contact-Tracing Program. Workers Call Rollout a ‘Disaster.’
The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus.
‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Workplace to Be Reviewed by WarnerMedia
The decision to start an investigation followed the publication of articles that included interviews with employees who complained of discrimination and mistreatment.
Can My Boss Make Me Promise I Don’t Have Covid-19 Symptoms?
I relocated to a new state for a job this past December. In March, my workplace closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, and I’ve been working from home since.
Trump Officials Float Idea of Narrow Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits
The proposal on the eve of Republicans’ unveiling of a larger aid bill amounts to a concession that the two parties are unlikely to reach a deal before benefits expire.
Upsides for Some Remote Workers; Lost Pay and Security for Others
Working from home creates economic winners and losers. It can benefit highly skilled employees but depress others’ wages and make it hard to organize.
Is Corporate Change Really Possible?
On setting boundaries in an unpaid internship, navigating corporate bias and mandatory social check-ins.
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