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Latest labor board ruling broadens who's considered an employee — for now
by
Henry Epp
Jun 15, 2023
The standard for defining who's an employee and who's an independent contractor has gone back and forth in the courts for years.
Complying with California's new privacy law is a big deal for employers
Jan 2, 2023
Employers collect a lot of data on workers beyond the basics: surveillance footage, emails, facial recognition. Now, they have to account for all of it.
The U.S. is nearly doubling the number of seasonal worker H-2B visas it offers
Dec 14, 2022
H-2Bs, temporary non-agriculture work visas for foreigners without advanced degrees, are used for jobs in landscaping, food processing and hospitality.
Another week of historically low unemployment claims confirms the job market's on fire
Apr 21, 2022
Two years ago, more than 4 million people filed for benefits in a single week. This year, the number's around 180,000.
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?
by
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
by
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.
For public good, not for profit.
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.
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
by
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 […]