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Novartis moves away from mass-market drugs

by 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

by 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 […]
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Activists work to put #MeToo on the menu for restaurant workers facing sexual harassment

by Laura Benshoff
Apr 2, 2018
Sexual harassment has long been a problem in the restaurant industry.
Juliana Sarita, with Women Organized Against Rape, leads a training to prevent and address sexual harassment against restaurant workers at a South Philadelphia taqueria. 
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How one shady employee can poison the workplace

by Sabri Ben-Achour
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.
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Why the retail apocalypse isn't being taken seriously

by David Brancaccio
Jan 2, 2018
The number of retail workers far exceeds the number of coal miners or recent manufacturing employees, points out Columbia University professor Mark Cohen.
Shoppers are packed into Tysons Corner Center, a mall in suburban Washington.
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NAACP warns African-Americans about traveling with American Airlines

by David Brancaccio
Oct 26, 2017
The president of the civil rights group talks with us about rewarding companies that treat all customers equally.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson says his organization has already spoken with an American Airlines vice president and wants to meet with the CEO.
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Why downsizing a company can backfire

by David Brancaccio
Sep 12, 2017
Employees start fearing for their jobs instead of trying to help their employer.
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Who’s the boss? When employees' needs come first

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 12, 2017
Servant leadership, a concept that emerged in the 1970s, is gaining in popularity with millennial employees and bosses
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Paid sick days add up for federal contractors

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 27, 2016
The executive order could be short-lived.
President Barack Obama addresses the Greater Boston Labor Council last September. During that month, Obama first signed an executive order that would give the employees of federal contractors paid sick leave.
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How to deal with all that water cooler drama this election

by Mark Garrison
Nov 1, 2016
Many companies are saying that tension in the workplace is worse than in past elections.
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