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Stories about life at work: what you love about it, what you’d change about it and how it affects your life.

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Gig workers are vulnerable in an outbreak

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 3, 2020
They interact with the public and handle food, but often have no safety net to fall back on.
Most gig workers don't get any paid sick days.
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Remote work is having a moment amid COVID-19 fears

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 2, 2020
Businesses are making plans for employees to work outside of the office ... and it just might stick.
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America's lack of sick leave is a problem in COVID-19 outbreak

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 26, 2020
About a third of workers in the U.S. don't have sick days, and many that do don't use them.
A woman wears a medical mask while waiting at Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 2.
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NLRB rule could make it harder for millions of workers to organize

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 26, 2020
It rolls back an Obama-era policy that held some corporations accountable for labor violations by subcontractors and franchisees.
The new NLRB rule could make it harder for employee's of McDonald's to organize.
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Apprenticeship programs could help solve labor market woes

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 25, 2020
Apprentices earn a full salary and usually land a permanent job. Why don't we have more of them?
Stan Best took an apprenticeship at the Newport News Shipyard, where workers build aircraft carriers and submarines for the military.
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Business is catching on to the importance of sleep

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 17, 2020
Lost productivity from lack of sleep costs the economy billions of dollars.
An "energy pod" is seen at the company Thrive Global, in New York, on May 10, 2018, which Thrive Global employees can use to take a nap.
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Oscar winner calls for expansion of laws against discrimination based on hair

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 12, 2020
The director of "Hair Love" said so-called Crown Acts should apply in all 50 states.
Filmmakers Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver pose with their Oscars for Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love" on Feb. 9, 2020.
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House subcommittee scrutinizes diversity at biggest banks

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 12, 2020
Reforms after the financial crisis haven't brought dramatic change.
Has Wall Street really become more diverse since the 2008 recession?
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Is two weeks' notice outdated?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 11, 2020
The old standard is too long for some workers, but far too short for many employers.
Two weeks might not be enough notice for some employers to find a replacement in this tight job market.
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Goldman Sachs pushes for more diverse boards of directors

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 23, 2020
"I think that this Goldman decision is symbolic of the strength of the business case and the belief people have in it," one expert said.
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