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A total solar eclipse will sweep across 14 states on Monday, August 21, costing employers $694 million, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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New research indicates that minimum-wage laws have forced companies to accelerate the introduction of technology in the workplace, hurting American workers in mostly low-skilled jobs.
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The Commerce Department reports that more than 15 million jobs could be affected by self-driving cars, many major hedge funds have sold shares of Apple and Facebook, and more headlines.
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The American workplace is physically and emotionally demanding, with workers facing unstable work schedules, unpleasant and possibly hazardous working conditions, and an often hostile social...
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Several states vie for a new Toyota and Mazda joint plant, Disney will pull its content from Netflix, the number of job openings in the United States reached a record, and more headlines.
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Nissan was charged with unfair labor practices, Tesla may operate the batteries at wind farms off the Massachusetts coast, and more headlines.
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Pilots with two carriers contracted to provide planes and staff for Amazon Prime Air will be protesting in Seattle Tuesday, to call attention to the severe staffing shortage these and other carriers...
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Among the measures of income inequality for both minorities and women are the number of cents each group is paid compared to white males, who are traditionally the highest paid people in America for...
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A Coworker.org petition states that Starbucks staff levels have hurt customer service and damaged morale. One worker said that morale is at a nine-year low.
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Unemployment and jobs add up to the best live-reading barometer of the economy. Each month we get to see numerous data reports that act as a bias meter for how each monthly unemployment report will...
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The extraordinary improvement in the U.S. labor market includes the great majority of American cities.
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More employers are looking at alternative work perks to lure top talent from the ranks of millennials and Generation Z, as the baby boomer generation gives way to younger generations of managers.
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A new report published Monday on the city of Seattle's $15 minimum wage ordinance raises questions about whether the target may be achievable without cutting jobs.
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Economic health is much more local than national. One proof of this is that unemployment is above 5% in several states, compared with the national average of 4.3%.
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The Amazon takeover of Whole Foods has rocked the grocery business, Lyft has seen a boost from rival Uber's unrelenting problems and General Motors said it will bring back some jobs from Mexico.
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