short readsJun 7, 2021 During the pandemic, teen summer employment hit its lowest point since the Great Recession Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.
short readsMar 29, 2021 Amazon vote comes amid recent uptick in U.S. unionization rate Union membership has had a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – turnaround amid the coronavirus pandemic.
short readsMar 20, 2020 Before the coronavirus, telework was an optional benefit, mostly for the affluent few COVID-19 may yet do what years of advocacy have failed to: Make telework a benefit available to more than a relative handful of U.S. workers.
short readsApr 24, 2020 Not all unemployed people get unemployment benefits; in some states, very few do Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
short readsMar 12, 2020 As coronavirus spreads, which U.S. workers have paid sick leave – and which don’t? 24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.