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We're talking about the 4-day workweek — again. It is a mirage or reality?
Welcome to a new NPR series where we spotlight the people and things making headlines — and the stories behind them.It just keeps coming up, doesn't it?… -
AI can lead to employment discrimination. What to do about it is up for debate
AI may be the hiring tool of the future, but it could come with the old relics of discrimination.With almost all big employers in the United States now… -
Mass. secretary of state Galvin turns down 20% raise
Treasurer Goldberg and other constitutional officers are taking the pay bump. -
MBTA still struggling to hire bus drivers
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Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers, government finds
Federal safety inspectors have concluded that the twisting, bending and long reaches that Amazon warehouse workers perform as much as nine times per… -
A woman is ordered to repay $2,000 after her employer used software to track her time
When Canadian accountant Karlee Besse was fired for being unproductive at her job, she found herself up against not only her former employer, but its… -
Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win on Staten Island warehouse
Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official has ruled, rejecting the company's bid to unravel a… -
Minimum wage just increased in 23 states and D.C. Here's how much
Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year's holiday, according to the Economic Policy… -
Video game testers approve the first union at Microsoft
A group of video game testers at Microsoft have formed the tech giant's first union, and Microsoft has signed off on it, according to Communications… -
Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace
Before his shift at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in May 2021, a worker peed in a cup.Before he clocked out, he did it…
