Working Hours – Page 2

Labor Department Proposes Vast Expansion of Overtime Eligibility

The Biden administration seeks a threshold of about $55,000 in annual pay under which salaried workers must get overtime, up from $35,500.

By Noam Scheiber

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Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?

If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal.

By Kellen Browning

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Golf at 3 p.m. Thursday? Sure, It’s the Afternoon Fun Economy.

Remote workers have fueled a surge in weekday exercise, cosmetics and leisure — especially at the driving range.

By Emma Goldberg

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How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis

Ascension, one of the country’s largest health systems, spent years cutting jobs, leaving it flat-footed when the pandemic hit.

By Rebecca Robbins Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

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