Posted inHospitals Layoffs and Job Reductions Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Private Equity Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die. Posted by By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
Posted inCompany Reports Hasbro Inc Layoffs and Job Reductions Toys Hasbro to Cut 1,100 Jobs as Weak Toy Sales Persist The announcement that the toymaker was eliminating nearly 17 percent of its work force came during the critical holiday shopping season. Posted by By Tara Siegel Bernard
Posted inHiring and Promotion Labor and Jobs Labor Department (US) Layoffs and Job Reductions Strikes Unemployment United States Economy Wages and Salaries U.S. Job Growth Holds Up as Economy Gradually Cools Interest rate increases have taken the edge off labor demand, but unemployment dipped in November, and wages rose more than expected. Posted by By Lydia DePillis
Posted inBezos, Jeffrey P Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Labor and Jobs Layoffs and Job Reductions News and News Media Stonesifer, Patricia Q Strikes Wages and Salaries Washington Post Washington Post Journalists Go on One-Day Strike The 24-hour strike is the first walkout at The Post since the 1970s, union leaders said. Posted by By Katie Robertson