USCIS increases immigration and naturalization fees for first time in 7 years
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2024
Employers will pay higher fees to submit petitions for workers and to sponsor employees for permanent residence under a final rule published Tuesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Older women workers face significant financial hurdles: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2024
Women aged 55 or more years face significant financial hurdles, according to a recent report from the Center for American Progress.
Proposed federal regulation aims to help workers keep track of retirement savings when they switch jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new regulation proposed last week by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration aims to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts better and improve their...
Washington, DC, becomes latest area to require employers to list salaries in job postings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new law in Washington, DC, requires employers to list salary and hourly wage information in job advertisements, expanding the city’s existing wage transparency laws.
Fewer meetings, AI use could boost workplace productivity: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2024
Using artificial intelligence and cutting back on meetings are two ways to help improve workplace productivity, according to the company behind recent research.
Nursing and residential care facilities add 8,000 jobs in October: BLS
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 06, 2023
Nursing and residential care facilities collectively added 8,000 jobs in October, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Access to health benefits, retirement plans still out of reach for some workers: reports
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2023
Although access to employer-provided health benefits has grown in many workplaces, depending on establishment size and other factors, some workers still are left out, according to new reports.
Healthcare workers face mental health crisis: CDC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2023
Mental health and the “burnout crisis” affecting healthcare workers began well before the pandemic and still were prevalent in 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Having an employee handbook is a ‘no brainer’ for employers, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2023
In the United States, having an employee handbook is a “no brainer,” with no downside for the employer, attorney Harry D. Jones, international employment and labor law chair at law firm Polsinelli,...
NLRB filings surge in fiscal year 2023, agency reports
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board is witnessing a surge in requests for services, the agency announced Friday.