Andrea Hsu
Stories
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Business
Unvaccinated United Airlines Employees To Be Put On Temporary Leave
United Airlines has told employees who have applied for religious or medical exemptions to the company's vaccine mandate that if approved, they will be put on leave next month.
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Business
Child Care In The U.S. Is Broken. The White House Has A $225 Billion Plan To Help
In the pandemic, child care has gotten the attention of policymakers like never before, and billions of dollars in emergency funds have stabilized the industry. Biden wants more.
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Business
Back To The Office? Not Yet. Companies Scramble To Adjust To The Delta Variant
September was expected to be the month of mass returns to the office. Now the surging extra-contagious coronavirus variant has employers wondering what to do.
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Business
6 Poultry Workers Died From A Nitrogen Leak. OSHA Has Issued $1 Million In Fines
They died when a freezer malfunctioned at the Foundation Food Group's poultry plant in Gainesville, Ga., in January. OSHA cited the company and three others for failing to ensure worker safety.
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Politics
The Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Here. Here's What You Need To Know
The first monthly payments under the expanded child tax credit were disbursed today. The White House says relief is on the way to the families of nearly 60 million children.
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Technology
Emoji Use At Work? Survey Says — Thumbs Up!
A survey of 7,000 emoji users in the U.S., Europe and Asia found that emoji are not only useful on the job — they can make people feel more connected and receptive to new tasks.
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Politics
What Biden's Latest Executive Order Means For Businesses And Consumers
President Biden signed a new executive order this week to promote competition in the U.S. economy — we'll take a look at what that means for businesses and consumers.
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Politics
Biden Moves To Restrict Noncompete Agreements, Saying They're Bad For Workers
In an executive order aimed at promoting competition, President Biden is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit noncompete agreements that affect tens of millions of workers.
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Business
U.S. Job Openings Remain At A Historic High, Giving Job Seekers Options
The number of job openings in the U.S. topped 9 million in May, according to Labor Department. The number of people quitting their jobs eased slightly from April but remains high.
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Business
Iceland Finds 'Major Success' Moving To Shorter Workweek
The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.