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Why the Dow Hit a Record on the Day America Learned Hiring Had Stalled
Thursday, July 2nd was one of those days when you think about what the stock market is really telling us. In June, the U.S. economy added only 57,000…
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The RIF Rules That Would Hand OPM Sweeping Power Over Two Million Careers
There is a rule in the Federal Register that could completely change what it means to be a federal worker who is about to be fired. It's 17…
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The Airport Workers Nobody Covered – New York’s Healthy Terminals Act Comes Due
For many years, New York's main airports were run by people who most travelers never thought about. The person at a JFK terminal who gave me a breakfast…
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Queensland’s Labour Hire Crackdown Is Ensnaring Companies That Never Saw It Coming
There is a certain irony at the heart of Queensland's changes to the way they hire workers. There were a few bad business owners who were breaking the…
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When Layoff Patterns Go Dark – The Federal Data Purge Hiding America’s Job Losses
Some people get angry when they ask a reasonable question and are told that the answer is not hard to find, but that the information just isn't available…
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New Jersey’s Disparate Impact Rules Just Raised the Stakes on Every Hiring Algorithm
The things that New Jersey did in December 2025 are quietly important. Washington was going the opposite way, easing up on federal enforcement of disparate impact and going…
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Vancouver’s Film Industry Layoffs Are a Preview of Every Creative Career’s Future
On the east side of Vancouver, there is an art gallery with a barbershop that probably doesn't need to be there. Set dresser Stacy Lundeen opened it because…
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The Part-Time Trap – Millions Want Full-Time Work and Can’t Find It
There is a certain kind of anger that doesn't show up clearly in unemployment numbers. It's for the person who works four days a week, not because they…
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Class Action Lawsuit Explained: Why One Legal Tool Still Terrifies Big Business
Most people have felt this strange kind of anger at least once: knowing that a business has done you wrong but that the amount at stake is too…
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Tax the Tech, Not the Techies: The Radical Proposal Gaining Ground in Nature’s Pages
When an academic paper of a certain type falls, it doesn't make a sound. It quietly appears in a journal, is cited a few dozen times, and then,…
