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Thousands of hotel workers are on strike over Labor Day Weekend
Over 10,000 UNITE HERE members are on strike, a tracker from the union showed. That includes 5,000 …
Madison Hoff
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A daily wager’s child is much less likely to end up like the father now
For generations, the children of daily wagers have been going back to the same job – extending the …
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A Pennsylvania home care agency was ordered to pay $1.2 million to workers who the DOL says didn't get correct overtime wages
The agency failed to pay correct overtime wages to nearly 200 staff, many of whom had worked more t…
Grace Dean
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There's a vibe shift happening in the economy as people freak out over inflation and a possible recession
The recovery is actually going pretty well, but inflation has completely spoiled the mood and every…
Bartie Scott,Ben Winck
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America is entering a Forever Labor Shortage
The coming surge in boomer retirement will transform the job market for decades to come — and…
Aki Ito
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A school district in Georgia has raised substitute teacher pay from $89 to $189 a day as schools struggle to find staff
Cobb County School District in metro Atlanta is also hiking pay for supply teachers by $100 a day, …
Grace Dean
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Companies withhold billions in wages annually through unpaid tips and overtime. Some lawmakers now demand stricter penalties.
In 2022, workers in low-paid sectors faced numerous wage theft cases, reclaiming millions in unpaid…
Juliana Kaplan
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The labor shortage has created a 'bidding war' for staff as restaurants that are desperate for workers hike wages, says a burger chain owner
The owner of Farm Burger said some of its restaurants are closing one day a week to give staff a br…
Grace Dean
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A shadowy club in California recently associated with Clarence Thomas is being sued for multiple labor violations. Here's what the secret retreat is known for.
The Bohemian Club, an all-men's private society in California that counts former presidents among i…
Hannah Getahun
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Biden says nearly 1.2 million women haven't returned to work because there's no affordable childcare
The president said he commuted every day as a senator because he couldn't afford daycare, even on a…
Juliana Kaplan
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US economy misses forecasts, adds 49,000 payrolls in January as daily virus cases peak
The Friday report marked a rebound from December, when the US labor market snapped a seven-month st…
Ben Winck
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The hiring recovery unexpectedly surged in January with 467,000 jobs added as the Omicron wave peaked
The US economy added 467,000 jobs in January, according to government data published Friday. That b…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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A recession could end the Great Resignation and cut workers' bargaining power, warn business leaders at Davos
Employees have been using pandemic upheaval to demand higher wages and better conditions, but an ec…
Spriha Srivastava,Stephen Jon…
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Companies like Uber and Amazon use AI to pay people different wages for the same work, a new study finds
Law professor Veena Dubal told the LA Times that companies using AI to determine the lowest pay peo…
Jacob Zinkula
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The Shein influencer doubled down on her defense of the fast-fashion brand despite its history of labor abuses: 'If you think it's propaganda, that's cool'
In a now-deleted TikTok, influencer Dani DMC says she has "so much more awareness of what's going o…
Julie Gerstein
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Even more job openings were posted in October while quits stayed near record highs
October's JOLTS data shows the labor shortage persisting with a near-record 11 million job openings…
Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz
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December jobs report is the worst of 2021 as US creates just 199,000 new payrolls during Omicron chaos
The December job gain fell well short of the median forecast of 450,000 and marked a slight slowdow…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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A 26-year-old on track to make $200,000 from 2 remote jobs secretly squeezed into 40 hours explains how he gets away with it and his 'only Great Resignation regret'
Fayette Woods works 40 hours a week but gets paid for 60. He thinks more people can follow his lead…
Jason Lalljee
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Slutty Vegan, the buzzy $100 million restaurant empire backed by Shake Shack's Danny Meyer, faces wage theft lawsuits in two states
The lawsuit from Brooklyn staffers is the second suit tied to founder Pinky Cole over unpaid wages …
Jordan Hart
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September jobs report misses expectations with just 194,000 new payrolls amid Delta slowdown
Last month's job gains missed the median forecast of 500,000 payrolls by a lot. It's a continued sl…