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The jobs data underscores the divide between college graduates and those without degrees.
As the economy registered disappointing job growth in September, the divide between those with and without a college education was again stark. Employment for holders of a bachelor’s degree rose by 169,000, and the unemployment rate for that group fell to 2.5 percent from 2.8 percent in August. By contrast, among those with a […]
September Jobs Report Is Expected to Show an Improvement From August
08/10/2021 Comments Off on September Jobs Report Is Expected to Show an Improvement From August
Economic data on Friday is expected to show that job growth picked up in September but remained suppressed by the latest coronavirus wave, which led Americans to avoid restaurants and travel and made some reluctant to rejoin the work force. Economists surveyed by FactSet expect the report, released by the Labor Department, to show that […]
Continue reading …A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a Boom
07/10/2021 Comments Off on A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a BoomSeniors and graduates are again in demand as companies revive recruiting, underscoring the economic premium that comes with a diploma. Trevaughn Wright-Reynolds, a senior at Colby College in Maine, expected a lengthy job search when he returned to campus in August. “I wasn’t sure how much interest I was going to get,” he said. “I […]
Continue reading …New York City Mandates Vaccines for Museum Visitors and Staff
16/08/2021 Comments Off on New York City Mandates Vaccines for Museum Visitors and StaffThe mayor and cultural institutions agree to require vaccinations as coronavirus cases rise with the spread of the Delta variant.
Continue reading …The Week in Business: A Big Step for Infrastructure Spending
15/08/2021 Comments Off on The Week in Business: A Big Step for Infrastructure SpendingThe next step for the $1 trillion bipartisan bill is the House. And its future there is not guaranteed.
Continue reading …Home Depot Co-Founder Donates to Mentorship Program for Teens
14/08/2021 Comments Off on Home Depot Co-Founder Donates to Mentorship Program for TeensA co-founder of Home Depot increased his giving for children in the pandemic because, he said, “they don’t always have the tools to deal with what’s happened to them.”
Continue reading …Whiplash for the Concert Business as the Delta Variant Rages On
13/08/2021 Comments Off on Whiplash for the Concert Business as the Delta Variant Rages OnSome tours and festivals are canceling, but others are forging ahead. As Covid-19 cases rise in the United States, artists weigh the risks and benefits of getting back on the road.
Continue reading …Why Not Just Tell Everyone to Wear Masks?
12/08/2021 Comments Off on Why Not Just Tell Everyone to Wear Masks?The C.D.C.’s advice about masking up again was not easy to parse. Some experts think simpler would have been better.
Continue reading …Delta Variant Hasn’t Yet Changed Many Return-to-Office Plans
12/08/2021 Comments Off on Delta Variant Hasn’t Yet Changed Many Return-to-Office PlansA recent survey finds most people report they are already back at their workplace or will be soon.
Continue reading …Many Pandemic Retirees Weren’t Ready. How to Cope if You’re One of Them.
12/08/2021 Comments Off on Many Pandemic Retirees Weren’t Ready. How to Cope if You’re One of Them.A significant portion of workers who left their jobs since the coronavirus began surging were financially unprepared, research shows.
Continue reading …- Amazon’s unilateral mailbox installation nets workers a second election at Bessemer facility
- No injunction pending appeal for Mass General Brigham employees denied COVID vaccine exemption requests
- Sixth Circuit designated to rule on consolidated challenges to OSHA’s vaccinate or test mandate
- California AG announces first-of-its-kind stipulated judgment requiring Amazon’s compliance with COVID-19-related ‘right-to-know’ law
- Stay on OSHA’s ETS affirmed; agency ordered to ‘take no steps to implement or enforce’ vaccine mandate
- Manager who referred to mask as ‘KKK hood’ lawfully terminated for ‘cause’
- Biden Administration says there’s no need for emergency relief over vaccinate or test ETS
- Businesses, five states obtain temporary stay of Biden Administration’s private employer vaccine mandate
- Employee who didn’t opt out of post-hire arbitration agreement must arbitrate bias claims
- U.S. Supreme Court declines to grant injunction on Maine health care worker COVID vaccine mandate
- EEOC shares its own religious accommodation form as sample for vaccine requirement exemption requests
- Waste removal driver unable to revive Title VII and FLSA claims on appeal
- Transgender police officer who alleged she was involuntarily outed advances claims
- After appeal revived claim, white jail employee who complained of racial slur gets trial
- Mandatory vaccination rule for healthcare workers is facially neutral, does not single out religious objectors
- Hotel association challenges New York City’s new pandemic severance law
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- Sprouts Farmers Market to Pay $280,0000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suits
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- UK Poised to Expand Workplace PPE Obligations
- DOL Sues Over Firing for E-Mail Allegedly Sharing Coronavirus Concerns
- Using Technology to Prepare Workforce for Post-Pandemic Times
- Ask HR: How Can Restaurant Owners Attract and Keep Good Workers?
- DOL Proposes Rule to Remove Barriers to ESG Funds in Retirement Plans
- Cal/OSHA Modifies Quarantine Rules for Asymptomatic, Unvaccinated Workers
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Class certification granted for American Airlines pilots on USERRA, breach-of-contract claims
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
