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Do employees have a say in whether to go on payroll tax holiday?
Sep 2, 2020
It looks like it's going to depend on who they work for.
Are graduate students also employees?
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Ben Bradford
Sep 20, 2019
A proposed rule by the National Labor Relation Board says no, although those students often do perform core university functions.
Some contractors worry California’s AB 5 will limit their flexibility
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Ben Bradford
Sep 11, 2019
Advocates say it will provide vital benefits to misclassified workers. But drivers, nail technicians and other gig workers don't want to endanger their ability to set their own hours.
Silver is the new gold
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Lisa Napoli
Oct 26, 2018
People over 50 have most of the disposable income, but marketers mostly see them as sick and fearful.
Silver is the new gold
by
Lisa Napoli
Oct 26, 2018
People over 50 have most of the disposable income, but marketers mostly see them as sick and fearful.
U.S. Census Bureau will be looking to hire field workers in a competitive labor market
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Erika Beras
Oct 8, 2018
The U.S. Census Bureau says it needs to hire hundreds of thousands of workers to complete the 2020 census. But since the economy is in such good shape, with unemployment down to 3.7 percent in September, that hiring task may be a lot harder than it was back in 2010. And the census faces more […]
Novartis moves away from mass-market drugs
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Janet Babin
Sep 25, 2018
New chief executive plots a fresh course for the pharmaceutical giant.
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Seattle’s tax on big business draws attention of more cities
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Jed Kim
May 16, 2018
This week, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted in what’s commonly known as a “headcount tax.” Businesses that bring in more than $20 million in annual revenue will have to pay a $275 tax for each of their full-time employees. It’s a lower fee than what many were hoping for, but there are still plenty […]
Activists work to put #MeToo on the menu for restaurant workers facing sexual harassment
Apr 2, 2018
Sexual harassment has long been a problem in the restaurant industry.
How one shady employee can poison the workplace
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Mar 15, 2018
When you're exposed to a shady colleague, you're 40 percent more likely to also engage in their bad business practices.