Employment

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off their jobs Tuesday at a highly profitable SUV factory in Arlington, Texas. The move comes just a day after the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Working adults who suffer from “poor well-being” are twice as likely as their “high well-being” counterparts to report coming down with a new chronic condition, according to a new analysis by Gallup. While the analysis itself on first... Read More

WASHINGTON — Pharmacists at dozens of Walgreens and CVS locations across the U.S. have staged walkouts this month to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions in their pharmacies. And more could be on the way, say organizers of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Companies thinking about using AI to take advantage of efficiencies in the hiring process were put on notice earlier this year when the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled its first-ever AI discrimination-in-hiring lawsuit, reaching an agreement with... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 health care workers go on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in... Read More

WASHINGTON — In a bid to further kick-start the green economy that is key to both his climate and economic plan, President Joe Biden on Wednesday used his executive powers to create the American Climate Corps, the nation’s first large-scale... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as two economic reports suggested the economy is cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to pause hiking interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, adding to the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying from coal... Read More

WASHINGTON — As long swaths of smoke from Canada’s wildfires made a second pass over the eastern seaboard this week, workforce advocates were again calling for urgent action to be taken to protect the nation’s workers from the growing effects... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case likely to determine what protections are afforded to employees who allege they were involuntarily transferred within the workplace based on discriminatory bias.  The underlying lawsuit, Muldrow v. City... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn't want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations. In a unanimous decision the justices made clear that workers who... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that corporations can be sued in any state where they do business instead of only the place where an injury or damages occur. The ruling was issued in the lawsuit of a Virginia... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Consumer products company 3M Co. this week reached a settlement that could grow to $12.5 billion over its use of so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, that contaminated U.S. drinking water sources. It is the largest settlement over... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is investing up to $13.5 million in job training partnerships to bolster the solar energy industry in 13 states. In a press release explaining the initiative, administration officials said the effort is particularly geared... Read More

WASHINGTON — A sharp increase in reports of illness among meat and poultry workers during the COVID-19 pandemic is a sign that safety and health regulations did not go far enough to ensure their well-being during the crisis, according to... Read More

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Thousands of women living in rural, eastern Maryland have few options when they're looking for someone to deliver their babies. The local hospital doesn't have an obstetrics doctor on staff so most women in this region,... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the fact over half of all Americans have taken a “mental health day” off from work, most say they don’t admit it and are concerned their employers don’t do enough to support their mental well-being, according... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News on Monday ousted prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and make him an influential force in GOP... Read More

WASHINGTON — With exploitation on the rise and Republican lawmakers in some states rolling back protections, the Biden administration is stepping up its efforts to combat child labor violations. Labor Department officials say there has been a dramatic increase in... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired general... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, Lyft and other companies with ride-sharing apps can continue to treat their drivers as independent contractors, a California appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower court decision. At issue was California’s Proposition 22, which state voters... Read More

WASHINGTON — It was one of inescapable advertising slogans of the late 1960s. “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” the ads for Virginia Slims “ultra-smooth” cigarettes declared. Every ad crafted for the product by the creative team at the Leo... Read More

WASHINGTON — Hard as it may be to believe, a revolution really did take place while we were all inside, hoping the dark, early shadow of COVID-19 would somehow pass us by.  According to Liz Wilke, principal economist with Gusto,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Connie E. Evans, president and CEO of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity, smiled broadly Thursday as she surveyed the early morning crowd gathered to hear her and other speakers at Charlie Palmer Steak. “It’s seldom, at least in... Read More

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 3.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Thursday in a healthy upgrade from its earlier estimate of third-quarter... Read More

President Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to visit the building site for a new computer chip plant in Arizona, using it as a chance to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to... Read More

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year. The walkouts coincide with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would limited the use of nondisclosure agreements to silence victims of workplace sexual assault and harassment. In a party line, 215 to 208 vote on Tuesday, members... Read More