The pandemic has been a stress test for us all, but the results can tell us what needs to be fixed.
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America’s biggest companies flourished during the pandemic but put 100,000 out of work
A Post analysis found 45 of the 50 biggest U.S. companies turned a profit since March. The majority of firms cut staff and gave the bulk of profits to shareholders.
Employers start preparing for the coronavirus vaccine with a question: Can we require it?
With vaccines on the horizon, employers are asking if they can be mandated — and how well workers would comply
University of Michigan reaches settlement with women who reported sexual harassment by former provost
The University of Michigan reached a $9.25 million settlement Wednesday with eight women who reported they were emotionally and sexually abused by the school’s former provost, according to the school and an attorney for the women.
It’s hard to get rid of a bad boss. Instead, try a ‘soft coup.’
Our manager is so incompetent he creates more work for his team, but his boss says she can’t do anything.
You can carry a gun into the Michigan Capitol. Democrats say it’s a workplace hazard.
Michigan state Sen. Sylvia Santana’s husband sent her to work with a bulletproof vest on April 30, in advance of a protest at the Capitol.
I think my old boss is sabotaging my job search
You don’t need to know all the bad things a reference is saying about you to assemble a good defensive line.
Our co-workers had coronavirus, but our boss never told us
Employers walk a fine line between protecting workers’ health and avoiding a panic.
Parent company of Olive Garden violates the Civil Rights Act with its tipping policies, activists say
Activists looking to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for tipped employees — a practice that they say keeps workers in poverty, encourages sexual harassment and leads to racial discrimination — are taking a new approach in their campaign to end the two-tiered wage system in America
A Google employee is suing for discrimination. He wants to know if Google can use his data against him.
Lawyers for the employee want to know how far the company’s surveillance capabilities can go, including whether it can see judge’s personal Google data.
The long history behind allegations of racial discrimination against McDonald’s
African American franchisees have challenged fast food companies’ policies for decades.
Majority of the Washington region’s workers unlikely to return to the office before summer, survey says
It could be next summer before the bulk of the Washington region’s workers return to their offices after months spent teleworking because of the novel coronavirus, according to a new survey.
Federal workers will have taxes deferred under Trump’s order, sparking outcry they’re being treated as a ‘guinea pig’
Few businesses so far have shown interest in adopting Trump’s payroll tax deferral
Lawsuit accuses nation’s largest hospital firm of not protecting workers from covid-19
Several hospital workers and their union filed a lawsuit Thursday against the nation’s largest health-care chain, alleging the company and one of its Southern California hospitals failed to protect employees, patients and the community against the novel coronavirus.
The recession is over for the rich, but the working class is far from recovered
The stock market and home values are back at record levels, while jobs remain scarce for those earning less than $20 an hour
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