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Dolly Parton Day, celebrated on 9/25 in honor of her song "9 to 5", also lands on the 100th anniversary of Ford Motor Company's adoption of the eight-hour, five-day workweek, which Henry Ford introduced in 1926.

“I came across a number of job postings in which companies were pretty blunt about what their expectations were for hires,” said Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal. “And that if you didn't like the culture, you probably shouldn't even apply.”

Thanks to a cooling labor market, workers are clocking 45 minutes on the job less each week compared to 2021.

Oregon is the first state to pass such a law.

France's President wants to lower unemployment by reducing worker protections.

Republicans want a 40-hour standard for insurance eligibility under the Affordable Care Act.