Hair discrimination is a problem in the workplace, study saysA new study shows more than 20% of Black women ages 25 to 34 have been sent home from work because of their hair.
Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wageThe starting minimum wage for union service workers at Disney World is going from $15 to $18 an hour by the end of the year.
Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 positionsAmazon announced it will cut 9,000 jobs from technology branches of the company, advertising and Twitch.
The gender pay gap isn't budgingSelf-employed women make 69 cents for every dollar a self-employed man makes.
ERA Coalition CEO talks about what Equal Pay Day meansERA Coalition President Zakiya Thomas discusses structural, historical and systemic issues at play when it comes to equal pay between men and women.
Bill reintroduced to make 4-day workweek the national standardThe proposed bill would reduce the standard workweek from five days to four days, with no change to employee pay.
Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason'Critics say the law will overburden small businesses already struggling in an era of high post-pandemic inflation.
What a record number of robots in the workplace means for jobsA Colorado company is developing electric self-driving trucks and software that helps them move around distribution yards.
Unemployment rate increases as Fed continues to fight inflationThe unemployment rate remains relatively low, but the small bump could be a sign that high interest rates are slowing the economy.
| Justin Boggs and Bianca Facchinei
Why has the tech industry had massive layoffs?Since the first of this year, over 100,000 employees have been laid off in the tech industry, according to tracking site layoffs.fyi.
There's a push to train more ironworkersApprenticeship programs that offer free on-the-job training are available across the country.
Scripps News Investigates: A city’s not-so-secret child labor problemA Scripps News investigation found suspicions of child labor went back years before authorities took action against a Nebraska meatpacking plant.
| Patrick Terpstra and Karen Rodriguez and Daniel Lathrop
How companies are capitalizing on recent wave of tech layoffsJohn Deere is targeting employees who have been laid off from tech companies including Meta, Google and Uber.
Finding solutions to address nursing shortageMore and more hospitals are having trouble filling nurse vacancies, while nurses are pushing for more support and better pay.
Why are office dress codes changing?The trend gained traction in recent years as employees shift back from Zoom meeting leisure to the office.
Quiet hiring: The latest work trendCareer experts say there are a few reasons for its resurgence — including recession concerns and companies wanting to do more with less.
Culinary Academy of Las Vegas helps drive a historic employment rateThe academy says it's making it so anybody interested in the hospitality sector can take that next big step in their career.
More states considering changes to child labor laws to fill jobsStates like Iowa and Minnesota are considering legislation that would expand the types of jobs and number of hours teens can work.
Maryland proposes 4-day workweek; companies find success with modelThe new trend could become a way to keep people in their jobs longer and work fewer hours without losing pay. Some companies are already doing it.
Sweatshops are still running in the US, but labor laws are changingThis edition of "Better Beauty" explores the fashion industry's history of labor abuses. A new law could shift the U.S. into resolution.
| Scripps News Staff and Emily Sen
US depends on prison labor, but is slow to mandate fair conditionsCompanies across the U.S. are dependent on prison labor to make their products, but the workers face unfair pay without much room to argue.
SpaceX receives pushback from Texas residents for testing rocketsSince 2014 SpaceX has made Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville, Texas, home. From there it tests rockets and launches them into space.
Declining health in men could be hurting the manufacturing industryManufacturing jobs are finding it hard to fill open roles, and one researcher says a decline in health among men aged 25 to 54 is to blame.
This bartender is pushing to improve health in her industryA bartender who noticed others in her industry struggling with their health developed a training program to help them alleviate stress and pain.
The pandemic pet boom has allowed some dog walkers to make six figuresA meteoric rise in pet ownership translated to a record $157 million in revenue for pet gig service Rover during just the third quarter of 2022.
Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in Iger's company 'transformation'The company said the job reductions are part of a targeted $5.5 billion cost savings across the company.
From Great Resignation to Great Rethink, the workforce is changingMany people left their jobs amid the pandemic, but experts found workers are actually switching jobs to find more flexible environments.
This is how South Carolina is fixing the correctional officer shortageA lack of correctional officers across the country is expected to worsen, but South Carolina is making changes to recruit and retain more workers.
Why are more states changing pay transparency laws?New laws mean more employers are required to share salary data with prospective employees.
US added a strong 517,000 jobs in January despite Fed hikesCompanies are still seeking more workers and are hanging on tightly to the ones they have.
