Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is working with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) to make paid family leave for all American workers a reality, with a proposal to grant 12 weeks of…
Red Cross and hospital workers run to the front of the hospital in Pangkalan Bun, not even certain how many victims are coming. Sirens then announce the arrival of the…
According to a news release, after the man broke through the gates, he went into the station in Grand Haven, which is on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, and…
College-educated and gainfully employed 36-year-old Eriko Sekiguchi should be a sought-after friend or date, planning nights on the town and faraway resort vacations. But she works in Japan, a nation…
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday evening formally proposed drug testing for people who want unemployment benefits, but there’s just one problem: President Barack Obama won’t allow…
While many GOP lawmakers were busy deciding whether they think parents should vaccinate their children in the midst of a freak measles outbreak, freshman Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has concerned…
President Barack Obama impressed the need to make “smart investments that strengthen America” when he introduced his record $4 trillion budget plan for fiscal year 2016 on Monday, which includes…
In today’s app economy, part-time work just isn’t what it used to be. Once upon a time, a part-time job at a supermarket would have meant spending hours behind a…
The discovery was made by contract workers in the city of Unnao, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) southwest of Lucknow. While cleaning a disused part of a city police station…
A short time earlier, Dhaka police chief Asaduzzaman Mia told reporters about the efforts to find others who were in the five-story building. “The rescuers were still searching for bodies…
Shake Shack has a chance to be known for more than just burgers: It could also be a role model for the fast-food industry. The burger chain’s motto is “Stand…
BHP Billiton (BBL) announced this month it was cutting its U.S. onshore rig operations by about 40% this year. Schlumberger (SLB) recently announced plans to lay off 9,000 workers. –…
MADRID (AP) – A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has indicted 10 priests and two Catholic lay workers in a sex abuse case that prompted Pope Francis…
he percentage of U.S. workers who are still in the workforce begins to drop steadily after age 60, but those who continue to work are more likely to be engaged…
WASHINGTON — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and a few of his Democratic colleagues are urging other members of Congress to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers in…
As a Winter Storm Juno ravages the Northeast, many employees are skipping their daily commutes and office 9-to-5, and instead getting comfortable with their living rooms and laptops. This remote…
Growth in on-demand services helps customers improve their lives by finding somebody else to clear out the garage, put up the shelves or run errands. But do the people handling…
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The first batch of GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental Ebola vaccine has been shipped to West Africa and is expected to arrive in Liberia later on Friday, the…
They work for small businesses: Smaller companies are more likely not to offer paid sick leave, largely because of cost. Around half of firms with 50 or fewer workers offer…
A group of former McDonald’s workers from Virginia are suing their stores for racial discrimination and sexual harassment — and they’re taking the rare step of naming the world’s foremost…
Many people want to continue working well beyond the traditional retirement age, and there are many reasons for that. People are living longer these days, so an early retiree could…
On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) unveiled several new proposals, including a call to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour in the city and $10.50 an…
Inside the Democratic Party, economic policy is often seen as a contest between President Barack Obama’s track record and the anti-Wall Street approach advocated by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. As…
WASHINGTON — Concerned the White House may bend to Republicans and business groups, House Democrats are urging President Barack Obama to “make the bold choice” and aggressively expand overtime pay…
Require paid sick leave: Obama backs a proposed law that would allow workers who don’t already receive paid sick time to accumulate up to seven days each year. (A study…
“As the American economy recovers, Aetna is leaning into that recovery and making these improvements so our colleagues who are vital to our success can benefit from it,” said the…