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Elon Musk’s effort to shrink and automate the federal government includes a team at the Department of Labor.Members include Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, and Miles Collins, whose association with DOGE hasn’t been previously reported.Collins has been connected to a fertility clinic business that is currently facing labor lawsuits. His brother…
Economists say Trump’s buyout offer alone isn’t enough to impact the national job market.When you factor in the total cuts to federal spending, a larger negative effect is possible.Around 65,000 federal workers have reportedly accepted the buyout offer to leave their jobs.The Trump administration’s buyout offer to federal employees likely…
Investing.com — J.D. Wetherspoon (LON:) has reported higher sales in the first half of its financial year, though the company has flagged challenges posed by rising labor costs. The pub chain, known for its value-focused approach, saw like-for-like sales increase by 5.1% across the first 25 weeks of its 2025…
Montana contractors are struggling to hire due to a construction labor shortage.Many contractors say they are actively recruiting Gen Z to get more young people into trades.Some firms have apprenticeship programs that help young workers learn on the job.Although Montana’s population has grown considerably in recent years, it’s facing worker…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The producers of Netflix (NASDAQ:)’s hit reality dating show “Love is Blind” have been accused by a U.S. labor board of attempting to strip cast members of their rights to discuss working conditions and speak publicly about their experiences. The National Labor Relations Board in…
Russia’s labor shortage has businesses turning to teens and retirees to fill positions.Openings for workers as young as 14 or older than 55 have jumped. The nation was short around 5 million workers last year, Russia’s Academy of Sciences estimated.Russia’s wartime economy is dealing with a difficult labor shortage, and…
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge has ruled Exxon Mobil (NYSE:)’s 10-month-long lockout of some 600 union workers at a Texas oil refinery during a contract dispute was legal. The judge sided with Exxon in his decision on Nov. 21, finding the 2021 and…
South Korea closed a case on workplace bullying involving a member of K-pop group NewJeans.It said that member Hanni was not legally classified as a worker under her contract.Hanni is believed to have been paid $3.7 million in 2023.South Korea’s government on Wednesday dismissed a workplace harassment case involving K-pop…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a conservative U.S. appeals court, as the agency also braces for a potential overhaul under President-elect…
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -A gauge of global stocks was lower for a third straight session on Thursday, after U.S. economic data indicated the labor market remains solid while progress on tamping down inflation may be waning. The Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped…
