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McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has been among the American companies that pay its workers the least. As some evidence of the ongoing pay problem at the fast-food chain, the U.S. Securities and...
It looks like the fears about the jobs market might have been misguided. The March payrolls gains were strong enough to support better growth without tipping the Federal Reserve's hand in either...
As of last week, six states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
Studies have shown that women in the United States make about 80% of what men do to perform exactly the same job. A new survey forecasts that will not change completely until 2070.
McDonald's just bought a tech company that can change store menus based on what customers might add to menu items they have already selected or what people are more likely to order in the morning or...
Millions of people will watch the March Madness games, most of which are played during the workday. On some days the games start at noon.
Southwest Airlines stock is being clobbered Wednesday following an SEC filing raising the company's expected revenue shortfall by $50 million. But the problems may go deeper than that.
A new report on women in the workplace indicates that progress toward more gender diversity is not just slow. It's nearly undetectable.
It turns out that the jobs market can keep improving. In the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey indicated that the number of job openings reached a new record high in December.
This year's Super Bowl could cost employers as much as $4.4 billion in lost productivity as employees spend some time this week talking about the game and more time Monday dissecting the outcome....
Teachers at the Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the largest in the nation, have gone on strike to protest what they claim are classes with too many students.
With the U.S. unemployment rate at its lowest level in decades, how much should Americans worry about rampant inflation as workers begin to see real increases in their paychecks?
The 2018-2019 flu season is predicted to cost U.S. businesses some $17 billion in lost productivity. Here are some steps employees and employers can take to minimize the impact.
Ford has announced plans to close some European plants and concentrate its business on the continent on commercial vehicles, passenger cars and imports.
The December jobs report was almost entirely positive. But one group has not done nearly as well. Black unemployment was almost 70% above the national average.