Is the 32-Hour Workweek Feasible in the US? Experts Weigh In
The four-day workweek has been gaining momentum around the world in the last year. But is a four-day, 32-hour workweek feasible in the U.S.? …
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The four-day workweek has been gaining momentum around the world in the last year. But is a four-day, 32-hour workweek feasible in the U.S.? …
U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) top attorney, Solicitor Seema Nanda, has criticized states that are seeking to remove child worker protections, saying the states are… …
Regulators are developing a general-industry standard for aerosol transmissible diseases (ATD), which are illnesses that can spread through the air. Employers are… …
Jessica Blodgett, SHRM-CP, has been named to the Emerging Professional Advisory Council (EPAC) for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for a two-year term…. …
A Senate committee hearing to discuss a labor reform bill showed disagreement between Republican and Democratic senators over the value that labor unions bring. …
U.S. employers added 311,000 new jobs in February, a little above expectations, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.6 percent, according to the latest employment… …
Remote work and hybrid schedules are the new normal for many office-based employees who proved during the COVID-19 pandemic that they didn’t need to be onsite to fulfill… …
A bill recently introduced in the California legislature would make fast-food franchisors jointly liable for the franchisee’s violations of employment law. …
First-generation students at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Engineering are learning from dedicated tour guides how to prepare for, and navigate, employer internship fairs and job fairs. …