Historically, immigration has been a policy area where the President has a lot of discretion. Over the past four years, The Trump administration hasn’t been shy about using that power.
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit
The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached a proposed settlement with the Women’s National Team in a legal battle over working conditions but a dispute over equal pay with that of their male counterparts continues.
Use It Or Lose It: Parents Set Wages Aside For Child Care. Now It’s At Risk
Norah Perez’s children had been going to day care since they were four months old. That came to an abrupt end this spring when the coronavirus hit and their day care closed.
12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts
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When news broke that Florida voters had approved a ballot measure raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Terrence Wise celebrated from a thousand miles away.
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Rising from the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, just south of the Canadian border, this distant city looks like a quaint throwback, with Victorian-era architecture, church steeples and a main shopping street laid with brick.
‘I Come Up Short Every Day’: Couples Under Strain As Pandemic Upends Life At Home
Like many married and working couples first confronting the pandemic, Bianca Flokstra and Victor Udoewa tried to go on with their lives as normal.
The American Government Once Offered Widely Affordable Child Care … 77 Years Ago
Rachael Shannon gets nostalgic when she thinks of the life she lived in Germany until just a couple of years ago. While she and her husband worked, their children spent their days in child care, creating awesome crafts, building pillow forts and going on outings to farms where they’d dig up potatoes.
Pandemic Forces More Women To Leave The Workforce
More than 800,000 American women dropped out of the labor force last month — a significantly larger number than men. For many, the move didn’t happen by choice.
More Companies Are Using Technology To Monitor For Coronavirus In The Workplace
In March, Dr. Achintya Moulick found himself at the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic.
California Workplace Discrimination System Sheds Light On Caste System
A lawsuit filed in California alleges a new type of workplace discrimination based on caste. Indians in Silicon Valley say this ancient social hierarchy has followed them to the U.S..
Jobs Friday: The Worker Shortage Mystery
It’s Jobs Friday, and the latest jobs report shows the U.S. remains firmly in the middle of the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression. The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work and in grave financial distress.
‘This Is Too Much’: Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic
Youli Lee is proud of the years she worked for the U.S. government, prosecuting cybercrime in some of the world’s darkest places. These days, she’s the one looking for places to hide out.
Cost Of Racism: U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Discrimination, Bank Says
Nationwide protests have cast a spotlight on racism and inequality in the United States. Now a major bank has put a price tag on how much the economy has lost as a result of discrimination against African Americans: $16 trillion.
Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. Agency Says Law Needs Change
Jerry D’Agostino had a job but couldn’t afford a few things he wanted to do: a meal out once a week, go to the movies, attend Comic-Con.
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