Workplace

Kissing up to the boss takes a toll on employees' self-control.

• By Tom Jacobs

At least four people are injured and one is dead after today's shooting, and government statistics show that workplace shootings are on the rise.

• By Kate Wheeling

New research finds aging people are treated more fairly if they are identified as older workers rather than Baby Boomers.

• By Tom Jacobs

For Labor Day, a selection of our most recent stories on the American worker.

• By Varun Nayar

A top Florida lawmaker and a national insurance fraud group criticized a law used by insurers to turn in injured undocumented workers and avoid paying workers' comp benefits.

• By Howard Berkes & Michael Grabell

Research shows that, while people feel more in control after a "power pose," there are no significant changes in their overall behavior.

• By Sarah Witman

And not for the reason you think.

• By Francie Diep

A new study finds people do better on a memory test after working at a treadmill desk.

• By Tom Jacobs

Recent research about ways to deal with police misconduct, and some of its unintended consequences.

• By Lauren Kirchner

New research suggests generational stereotypes regarding how workers view their jobs are overstated.

• By Tom Jacobs

Tis the season to be gone from work. A leading researcher on going AWOL offers his observations about global customs, mild deviance, an improving job scene, and showing up at the office to spread viruses along with the holiday cheer.

• By Michael Todd