Health insurance costs for employers have been growing at a high rate. To cope, experts said employers could raise costs, hold off hiring, or cut into employee raises.
The Employment Cost Index shows wages and benefits grew 3.5% in September year-to-year. That’s the lowest increase since 2021.
Many of the companies are in the fields of tech, finance and entertainment.
The law requires insurance “parity” for mental and physical care, but it’s often harder to find a therapist than a physician.
The National Federation of Independent Business has called small-business owners’ outlook “surprisingly glum.”
Restaurants across the state are in fierce competition for workers — most of whom, post-COVID-19, want safer and better-paying jobs.
Usually there are lots of benefits and protections that come with being an employee instead of a gig worker, like being paid the minimum wage.
Are they any better than a traditional bank savings account?
Americans have never been great about time off. But now it’s more difficult — and more crucial — than ever.
The debate over gig worker classification has called labor law into question.
