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It’s Trump versus California, but immigrants and employers already feel the fallout

Calls to hotlines to assist immigrants are skyrocketing, while employers brace themselves for more inspections.

It’s Trump versus California, but immigrants and employers already feel the fallout
A woman holds a glow in the dark mustache

President Trump, how will you make health care affordable to gig and contract workers if you roll back the ACA?

President Trump, how will you make health care affordable to gig and contract workers if you roll back the ACA?
Help wanted sign on restaurant window

Like many undocumented restaurant workers, staying in the US is a simple calculation for this waiter

Like many undocumented restaurant workers, staying in the US is a simple calculation for this waiter
Youth unemployment

As youth unemployment spikes, job seekers keep dreaming

As youth unemployment spikes, job seekers keep dreaming
A Ukrainian miner sleeps on a coal trolley in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk in May 1998.

World's longest workday? It may not be where you think it is.

World's longest workday? It may not be where you think it is.
The children's section of the Dana Neighborhood Library

A survey of who works in the book industry gives us a clue about why it's not diverse

The demographics of America are changing. Here's a clue as to why the books we see on the shelves aren't changing along with it.

A survey of who works in the book industry gives us a clue about why it's not diverse
Employee Tuition Reimbursement

Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.

More businesses are lining up to pay for their employees' college education. Their bet: Not just increased worker loyalty, but upward mobility.

Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.
Charlize Theron knows how to negotiate. You don't have to be in "Mad Max" to learn from her.

Not the best negotiator? Don't worry — take a page from Charlize Theron.

What do preparation and the "Mad Max" star have in common? They could be your keys to becoming a better negotiator.

Not the best negotiator? Don't worry — take a page from Charlize Theron.
Rethink Robotics' Baxter, which the company markets as a "safe, flexible, affordable alternative to outsourced labor and fixed automation."

Here's why robots aren't going to take your job

Economist James Bessen explains why technology may not displace workers — and why 19th century textile workers have a lot in common with techies in Silicon Valley.

Here's why robots aren't going to take your job
Demonstrators holding posters march during a protest to demand higher wages for fast-food workers in front of a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya shopping and amusement district May 15, 2014.

Fast-food workers around the world stage protests over low wages

Fast-food workers from London to Manila took to the streets in more than 33 countries today to protest over low wages and a lack of guaranteed work hours.

Fast-food workers around the world stage protests over low wages