Category: Labor
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More mothers are working than ever before More mothers are working than ever before
Labor September 4, 2023

More mothers are working than ever before

Defying all expectations, the percentage of women in the workforce with young ... more

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Who Needs to File Taxes in 2025? How About Undocumented Workers? Who Needs to File Taxes in 2025? How About Undocumented Workers?
Labor February 20, 2025

Who Needs to File Taxes in 2025? How About Undocumented Workers?

  Who needs to file taxes: As tax season approaches, many undocumented workers ... more

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32 hours workweek? It may seem far-fetched, but some in Washington want it 32 hours workweek? It may seem far-fetched, but some in Washington want it
Labor March 18, 2024

32 hours workweek? It may seem far-fetched, but some in Washington want it

When the phenomenon of reducing the workweek began to take shape in ... more

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It’s Sucks But you Need to be Ready to Return to Work It’s Sucks But you Need to be Ready to Return to Work
Labor May 29, 2023

It’s Sucks But you Need to be Ready to Return to Work

Get enough sleep so you'll be well-rested for returning to work. If ... more

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Tourism workers demand “Olympic Wages” Tourism workers demand “Olympic Wages”
Labor September 11, 2024

Tourism workers demand “Olympic Wages”

With the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games over and attention shifted to ... more

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Shocking Labor Shakeup: 1.2 Million Immigrants Gone Under Trump Shocking Labor Shakeup: 1.2 Million Immigrants Gone Under Trump
Immigration September 1, 2025

Shocking Labor Shakeup: 1.2 Million Immigrants Gone Under Trump

It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central ... more

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Economic inactivity among older people remains sadly ‘stubbornly high’ Economic inactivity among older people remains sadly ‘stubbornly high’
Labor September 9, 2023

Economic inactivity among older people remains sadly ‘stubbornly high’

The economic inactivity rate for older people 50 to 64-year-olds is not ... more

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Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening
Labor February 27, 2025

Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening

Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year ... more

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California Fast Food Workers Hit With Layoffs Ahead of Law Raising Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour California Fast Food Workers Hit With Layoffs Ahead of Law Raising Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
Labor March 27, 2024

California Fast Food Workers Hit With Layoffs Ahead of Law Raising Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour

All business owners would love to treat employees to big pay increases, ... more

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Unlocking Productivity & Quality of Life: The Power of 4-Day Weekends Unlocking Productivity & Quality of Life: The Power of 4-Day Weekends
Business June 13, 2023

Unlocking Productivity & Quality of Life: The Power of 4-Day Weekends

  Unlocking Productivity and Quality of Life: The Case for Four-Day Weekends and ... more

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Black and Latina women are driving labor union growth in the U.S. Black and Latina women are driving labor union growth in the U.S.
Labor October 8, 2024

Black and Latina women are driving labor union growth in the U.S.

In 2023, Black women’s union growth rate notched a slight bump from ... more

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Tariffs Hit Hard — and Manufacturing Is Taking the Fall Tariffs Hit Hard — and Manufacturing Is Taking the Fall
Economy September 8, 2025

Tariffs Hit Hard — and Manufacturing Is Taking the Fall

US President Donald Trump's tariff policies, imposing levies as high as 50% ... more

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Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):
Labor March 11, 2025

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are organizational principles aimed at promoting fair ... more

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California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers
Labor April 5, 2024

California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers

Lost in the hubbub surrounding California's new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast ... more

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“Fear is natural”; Guillermo del Toro sends a message to Mexicans in the US “Fear is natural”; Guillermo del Toro sends a message to Mexicans in the US
Entertainment June 24, 2025

“Fear is natural”; Guillermo del Toro sends a message to Mexicans in the US

Guillermo del Toro is one of the most important Mexican film directors ... more

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Should California’s minimum wage be $18? Voters will soon decide Should California’s minimum wage be $18? Voters will soon decide
Labor October 14, 2024

Should California’s minimum wage be $18? Voters will soon decide

Voters will decide in November whether California should raise its hourly minimum ... more

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New Tax Law: Who Gets the ‘No Tax on Tips’ Break — and Which Tips Qualify New Tax Law: Who Gets the ‘No Tax on Tips’ Break — and Which Tips Qualify
Economy September 22, 2025

New Tax Law: Who Gets the ‘No Tax on Tips’ Break — and Which Tips Qualify

The Treasury Department is moving closer to making President Donald Trump’s “no ... more