Labor

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside…

2 months ago

Tax preparation company Intuit to lay off 1,800 as part of an AI-focused reorganization plan

WASHINGTON -- Tax preparation and financial software company Intuit announced an AI-focused reorganization plan Wednesday that includes laying off about…

2 months ago

Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a possible signal of coming rate cut

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to…

2 months ago

Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike

SEOUL, South Korea -- Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s biggest company…

2 months ago

FTC says gig company Arise misled consumers about how much money they could make on its platform

NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a gig work company, saying it misled people about…

2 months ago

Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are…

2 months ago

Voting begins in UK polls; future of Rishi Sunak as PM hangs in balance | World News

2024-07-05 04:40:02 THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2024 Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty arrive at a polling…

3 months ago