Silicon Valley start-ups said they were concerned they would be disproportionately hurt by the new visa fee for skilled foreign workers, given their limited resources.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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India Reels From Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee
The H-1B visa lured a generation of Indian professionals to take part in the American dream. A $100,000 fee has forced a rethink of the route.
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How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, has proposed no-cost, universal child care, helping to reignite a national conversation.
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Novo Nordisk’s Woes Are Slimming Denmark’s Economic Growth
Because of its size, the drugmaker has an outsize effect on the country. Now, as it sheds jobs, forecasts for Denmark’s growth are falling, too.
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Do You Want a New Job, or Just Some External Validation?
Plus, how to gently tell your boss you have a better way of doing things.
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Newark Airport Crisis Has Eased but Tech and Staffing Issues Persist
United Airlines said it had a very good summer at Newark airport. But air traffic control equipment issues and staffing shortages remained unresolved.
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Fed Faces No Good Options as Labor Market Wobbles While Inflation Firms
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after restarting cuts on Wednesday, amid mixed economic signals and a relentless White House pressure campaign.
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The Long-Term Unemployed Today? College Grads.
For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change.
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Shawn Fain, Who Pledged to Reform U.A.W., Faces Internal Dissent
Dissidents are seeking to oust Mr. Fain as president of the United Automobile Workers union as he prepares to run for re-election next year.
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Boeing Workers in St. Louis Reject Tentative Contract
A five-week strike at plants that make military aircraft and equipment will continue after 3,200 union members voted down the proposed agreement.
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CPI Shows Pace of US Inflation Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Rate Cuts
The central bank is likely to lower borrowing costs at its meeting next week amid budding concerns about the labor market.
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Boeing and Union for 3,200 Striking Workers Reach New Proposed Deal
Workers who make military aircraft and equipment in the St. Louis area have been on strike since early August after rejecting an earlier agreement.