Paid time off for pregnant women could go national as work movement
Paid leave for prenatal care is poised to become a national women’s health initiative. That’s now that New York has become the first state to mandate a standalone entitlement to…
AI and automation justify shorter workweek, Democrats argue
Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questions witnesses with ranking member Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) during a hearing about working hours in the Dirksen…
AI might be reading your Slack, Teams messages using tech from Aware
Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images Cue the George Orwell reference. Depending on where you work, there’s a significant chance that artificial intelligence is analyzing your messages on Slack, Microsoft…
How Formula One helped Las Vegas workers land the ‘best contract ever’
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain drives past the Sphere during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, November 18, 2023 on the Las Vegas Street Circuit in Las…
Amazon’s focus on speed, surveillance drives worker injuries
An employee looks for items in one of the corridors at an Amazon warehouse. Carlos Jasso | Reuters Amazon warehouse workers are suffering physical injuries and mental stress on the…
As planet heats, calls to protect workers grow louder
Europe was gripped by punishing heat waves in the summer of 2022, with wildfires, droughts and deaths highlighting what many around the world already know: Weather extremes can have devastating,…
How A.I.-powered robots are changing retail
Eager to boost sales, relieve workers from mundane tasks and respond to the ongoing labor shortage, retailers and supermarkets are adding robots to their store aisles. Outfitted with cameras and…
OSHA cites Amazon for unsafe warehouses as injury numbers remain high
For years, Amazon warehouse staffers have complained about unsafe working conditions and the injury risks they face when rushing to fill packages and get them to customers in two days…
Comparing salaries could be easier under these new EU rules
Many companies still aren’t transparent about salaries, but new rules could change this in Europe. Mstudioimages | E+ | Getty Images Many companies still aren’t transparent about salaries — to…
Amazon cited by OSHA for exposing warehouse workers to safety hazards
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations against Amazon at three of its warehouses for exposing workers to safety hazards, the department announced Wednesday. Amazon workers…