Explaining Gentrification: Global Jobs Versus Local Jobs
Gentrification spreads along the lines that link residential areas to the tradable jobs (health care, education, banking, technology) downtown.
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How the Labor Department Has Let Companies Off the Hook for Unpaid Internships
Four years after warning for-profit companies about unpaid internships, the agency has investigated relatively few employers for wage violations.
Overwork and Its Deadly Costs: The U.S. in International Perspective
There are few developed countries in the world where people spend more time working than the U.S.—and it's costing us lives.
Will We Ever Be Able to Enjoy a Shorter Work Week?
For most individuals in the knowledge economy, limits on daily work hours are irrelevant to economic and mental health. France thinks it may have finally found a solution, but its last efforts were unsuccessful.
The Labor Department Finally Takes a Stand on Unpaid Internships
The federal agency asks the Second Circuit to crack down on for-profit employers that refuse to pay.
Seattle Is Dying
With a diversified employment base, the Emerald City will survive as Boeing starts looking for new talent outside of Washington State. But what does the search for cheap STEM talent say about the Innovation Economy?
You Don’t Have a Right to Be Obese at Work
In most places, employers can still discriminate against employees based on their weight—and research shows that they often do. So how exactly did we get here?
Ban the Box: Employing Former Felons Will Improve the Economy and Public Safety
Lawmakers in 10 states and over 50 cities have already enacted Ban the Box policies, eliminating the check-box that asks about an applicant’s criminal record. It's time for Congress to follow suit.
Do States Need to Do More to Protect Temp Workers?
A California bill would hold companies legally responsible for wage and safety violations committed by their subcontractors and temp agencies.
Permanently Temporary: The Truth About Temp Work in America
Today’s blue-collar temp laborers face abuses similar to those of migrant farmworkers depicted in the iconic 1960 CBS documentary Harvest of Shame.