Category: Worker Rights

Good news for American workers: new federal overtime rules are going into effect at the end of the year. Back in 2014, President Obama…

In a widely-circulated article this summer, Jynne Dilling made a radical proposition to American workers who take fewer and fewer vacation days, and feel…

In a recent NYT article about work meetings, contributor Virginia Heffernan describes the only meeting ever led by Octavian Costache, the chief technology officer…

For bosses who want to spy on employees at work, it’s never been easier – or more commonplace – than it is today. But…

As business writer Jo Confino recently argued, having a meaningful job doesn’t automatically translate into personal happiness. In fact, the truth often works the…

The bill requires contracts for projects and payment within 30 days of completion. When it comes to a timely paycheck, freelancing sucks. Freelance workers…

Every institution needs rules. But companies don’t need to be shortsighted and lazy in their efforts to maintain and ordered, functioning workplace. Most of…

In the book “The Balance Myth: Rethinking Work-Life Success,” business executive Teresa Taylor explains, “I never believed the hype that women have to choose…

Walmart employees are protesting over the 15 days leading up to Black Friday with the aim of raising the retail giant’s minimum to $15…