New technologies often benefit highly paid, college-educated professionals — while putting others out of work.
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This company adopted AI. Here’s what happened to its human workers
Lately, it’s felt like technological change has entered warp speed.
The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it’s only getting worse
“Pat, you think I eat too much?” Ginni Rometty asked her boss Pat O’Brien at IBM, more than 30 years ago.
Laid off on leave: Yes, it’s legal and it’s hitting some workers hard
Cat Fan was in bed last November, recovering from major abdominal surgery, when her phone starting blowing up.
In clash with Bernie Sanders, Starbucks’ Howard Schultz insists he’s no union buster
It was a hearing for the history books: Billionaire Howard Schultz, the resolutely anti-union architect of Starbucks, faced Sen. Bernie Sanders, the outspoken champion of the union movement in Congress.
Unions are having a moment. So why isn’t union membership booming?
It was the Champagne pop heard around the economy. One year ago this week, a fired Amazon warehouse worker turned labor activist sprayed Champagne and then drank from the bottle outside federal labor offices in New York City.
A U.S. federal agency is suing Exxon after 5 nooses were found at a Louisiana complex
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency, said it was suing ExxonMobil after several nooses were discovered at the company’s complex in Baton Rouge, La.
Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out
For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day — 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7% of workers spending two hours or more on the road.
Can bots discriminate? It’s a big question as companies use AI for hiring
AI may be the hiring tool of the future, but it could come with the old relics of discrimination.
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.
America, we have a problem. People aren’t feeling engaged with their work
When Tanvi Sinha first got into accounting 17 years ago, she worked from the office every day, even Saturdays in the busy season.
With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family
When Ruby B. Sutton found out she was pregnant in late 2021, it was hard to envision how her full-time job with fit with having a newborn at home.
Twitter is auctioning off office supplies, including a pizza oven and neon bird sign
Are you in need of some mid-century modern furniture, industrial kitchen equipment or audio-visual systems? Or looking to brighten up your apartment with a giant neon bird sign?
How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all
When the Paycheck Protection Program launched during the pandemic shutdowns of spring 2020, it immediately became a chaotic free-for-all.
Minimum wage just increased in 23 states and D.C. Here’s how much
Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year’s holiday, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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