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Workers' strikes in the US are at their highest point since 2000, with 4.1 million days lost in August to labor activism
The ongoing actors and writers strikes in Hollywood are taking a major toll on the entertainment in…
Polly Thompson
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The Labor Department only fines businesses on average $8,500 when a worker dies from a heat-related illness
Record-breaking heat in the United States is a threat to anyone who works outside. The number of he…
Katie Hawkinson
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A worker's leg had to be amputated after he fell into an industrial blender, the labor department says
The 29-year-old temporary worker suffered "critical injuries" after getting caught in the blender's…
Grace Dean
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A 28-year-old Mexican laborer died from heat exposure on his 1st day working at a farm in Florida. The labor department say his death could have been prevented.
The worker spent around five hours working in intense heat before his co-workers "found him unrespo…
Grace Dean
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A Comfort Inn hotel in Tennessee employed 2 children under the age of 12, the labor department says
The DOL said the operator of the hotel in Pigeon Forge employed two underage minors and paid some w…
Grace Dean
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The forever labor shortage is pitting parents and their childfree coworkers against each other
Childfree workers are sometimes left to pick up the slack of parents. They blame their employers.
Juliana Kaplan
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How much Snap pays employees in the US
Data reveals annual salaries at Snapchat's owner, including engineering, product, research, sales, …
Ashley Rodriguez,Shriya Bhatt…
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The US Department of Labor says a California McDonald's franchisee owes over $25,000 in child labor penalties
The Department of Labor says the restaurant allowed minors to operate trash compactors, which are c…
Mary Meisenzahl
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A major labor union said the rise in unruly airline passengers is 'deeply concerning' — after 2 fights days apart on the same Ryanair route
Unite, one of the UK's two largest labor unions, has raised concerns with airlines and airports aft…
Pete Syme
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The manager of a Popeyes franchise 'screamed' obscenities at federal investigators and slammed the kitchen door so hard it shook the building, the Labor Department said
The district manager's actions and tone "caused the investigators to fear for their physical well-b…
Grace Dean
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A California taco restaurant hired a 'priest' to ask staff to confess to workplace 'sins' like arriving late, an ex-employee told the Department of Labor
The priest asked staff whether they had stolen from their employer, been late to work, or done anyt…
Grace Dean
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The Chick-fil-A franchisee who paid workers in chicken is now being fined by the Department of Labor
The owner of a Chick-fil-A franchise who offered to pay workers in chicken was ordered by the Depar…
Mary Meisenzahl
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A Florida sushi restaurant has repaid staff $262,000 after it made servers share their tips with owners and managers, the Labor Department says
The sushi restaurant in Fort Myers made its 75 servers share their tips with its chefs, owners, and…
Grace Dean
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A growing number of US states are working to loosen child labor laws so your next bartender could be an underage teenager
Businesses are scrambling to hire more amid a labor shortage, and some lawmakers believe the soluti…
Jordan Hart
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US government sues Georgia auto-repair shop that dumped more than 91,000 pennies in a former employee's driveway
Andreas Flaten woke up to find more than 91,000 pennies sitting in his driveway. The Labor Departme…
Charles Davis
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Staff at several Subway stores in San Francisco missed out on $265,000 of wages after the franchisee gave them checks that bounced, Labor Department says
Workers as young as 15 were charged "bad check" fees by their banks after the pay checks bounced, t…
Grace Dean
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Airport security firm forced to hand over $370,000 in unpaid overtime and damages to employees
Protection Plus Inc. was forced to pay $370,000 in damages to 215 security employees who patrol air…
Ryan Hogg
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The Biden administration just announced plans to crack down on more than 4,400 new cases of child labor in the US since October
The Labor Department announced measures to crack down on exploitative child labor in the US after a…
Noah Sheidlower
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Historical photos capture the strength of Asian American activism and its impact throughout US history
See the power of Asian American activism through photos from the 1960s to the 1980s, contrasting th…
Momo Takahashi
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Amazon, Google, and other tech giants urge Biden administration to allow 'documented Dreamers' to stay as US labor shortage bites
In a letter to the Biden administration, they said 200,000 children of high-skilled immigrants are …