The unanimous decision interpreted a federal civil rights law to require employers to make substantial efforts to accommodate their workers’ religious practices.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant
Women in the industry are speaking out about what they feel are cancellations motivated by their appearance rather than sound, even as there is a belief that pregnancy and childbirth have positive effects on the voice.
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Too Many Workers, or Too Few: India’s Colossal Employment Challenge
In some places, educated young people are desperate for steady employment in the world’s most populous nation. In others, factory owners struggle to retain workers.
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Chinese Workers Confront the Curse of 35
It’s widely discussed in China: Employers don’t want you after 35. Some job listings say it plainly, leaving a generation of prime-age workers feeling defeated.
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Can Bidenomics Revive Biden’s 2024 Presidential Bid?
The president plans to extol his economic achievements in a big campaign-style speech. But inflation and recession fears could overshadow the message.
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A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts
The offshore energy project will have turbines taller than any building in Boston, but they will be barely visible from Martha’s Vineyard.
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Who’s Working Remotely, by Occupation
This ranking of jobs by percentage of remote work also helps explain why the pandemic has left more scars in certain areas.
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Inflation Has Eased, but Economists Are Still Worried
Inflation has come down from its 2022 heights, but economists are worried about its stubbornness.
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Inflation Has Eased, but Economists Are Still Worried
Inflation has come down from its 2022 heights, but economists are worried about its stubbornness.
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Child Care Disruptions Expected as Record Funding Nears an End
Three million children could be affected as the largest investment in child care in U.S. history expires in September.
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How Pay Transparency Laws Help and Limit Job Seekers
Salary disclosure laws have been a boon for workers searching for jobs that pay fairly — but only when the advertised pay bands are narrow enough to be useful.
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The Tropicana, a Relic on the Las Vegas Strip, Could Be Demolished
Built in 1957, the Tropicana Las Vegas held the city’s longest-running cabaret and was synonymous with its swinging midcentury glory. It could be torn down to make way for a baseball stadium.