Justin Barnes discusses the wage protection framework for domestic, or live-in, employees and considers how “residing” in a household impacts the entitlement to overtime pay and other wage protections under the Fair... Read more »
What will the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs and unemployment report for January mean for workers and worker power? Tune in to the Power at Work blog Friday, February 2 at 9 a.m. ET to... Read more »
Millions of workers from Argentina’s went on strike after the country’s three major labor confederations—the General Confederation of Labor, the Argentine Workers’ Central Union and the Argentine Workers’ Central Union—called for a... Read more »
Houthi authorities sent a letter Tuesday to the UN’s acting humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Peter Hawkins, requesting that all British and American nationals leave Yemen within a month. The letter comes as... Read more »
Key Takeaways: The Department of Labor recently clarified a critical distinction between an employee and an independent contractor. The courts will no longer use the Trump-era rule that focused on two core... Read more »
Assignment of remote workers under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) is a complex and unsettled issue, which could be subject to legal challenge. WARN requires employers to provide written... Read more »
Climbing the corporate ladder doesn’t have the appeal it used to for many people, a new report says. Talent firm Randstad’s study of 27,000 people found 39% don’t want promotions – they’re... Read more »
Share of compensation going to health care premiums, by income level Source link Read more »
Pixelfit | E+ | Getty Images The labor market may be cooling but there are opportunities ahead, especially for new-collar workers. So called “new-collar” jobs typically require highly skilled workers and often... Read more »
“Short pay, short pay,” shouted the Polish women weavers on January 11, 1912, as they left their looms and walked out of the factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The state had recently passed... Read more »