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College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are
By: Jocelyn Gecker | Linley Sanders | AP
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes a bill to allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work longer hours on school nights
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a bill that would allow 14- and 15-year olds to work till 9 p.m. year round. Republicans said it… Read More
The Ohio House has sent Gov. Mike DeWine two measures to change child labor laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has sent Gov. Mike DeWine two measures that encourage extending the hours 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds in the state can work. Senate Bill… Read More
The Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment, in a case from Ohio
By: Mark Sherman | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job… Read More
Nurses want Ohio lawmakers to provide a remedy to staffing shortages and violent workplaces
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nurses are calling for a code red alarm for Ohio, and gathered at the Statehouse Thursday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation to improve nursing… Read More
Despite layoffs and delays, Gov. Mike DeWine says he has faith Intel will make computer chips in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Intel plans to lay off 20% of its workforce, according to a report from Bloomberg News. This would come on the heels of earlier layoffs… Read More
JobsOhio has more than a decade left of its funding agreement. Its extension is divisive
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost, who just joined the 2026 race to succeed DeWine, are divided over whether Ohio should extend… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine ends work from home for state employees and orders them back to the office
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some state employees working remotely during the COVID pandemic are still out there – But work from home about to end. Gov. Mike DeWine has… Read More
Ohio lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to ban noncompete clauses for employees
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to ban employers from enforcing noncompete clauses in any of their workers’ contracts. Sens. Bill Blessing… Read More
Have a complaint about CVS? So do pharmacists: Many just walked out
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Pharmacists working for CVS stores are walking off the job, resorting to a drastic form of protest to highlight what they say are unsafe and stressful work… Read More
Dozens of unions in Ohio are coming together to oppose the controversial higher education bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of unions known as “We Are Ohio,” along with 73 additional unions sent a letter to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill),… Read More
Ohio’s economy is hot. What will make it even better for workers and businesses?
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s economy is tipping toward workers, after years of favoring businesses and employers. That’s the conclusion in an annual report from a progressive think… Read More
The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the departures hall of Washington Dulles International Airport, hundreds of uniformed airline pilots filed silently past travelers pulling suitcases and children toward the check-in kiosks. Faces… Read More
The costs and benefits of switching to a 4-day work week
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — In 1926, Henry Ford instituted a five-day, 40-hour work week with no loss in pay for having Saturdays off. Now, there’s a push to consider a four-day, 32-hour… Read More
Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers, government finds
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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Updated January 18, 2023 at 2:01 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Federal safety inspectors have concluded that the twisting, bending and long reaches that Amazon warehouse workers perform as… Read More
What is ‘quiet quitting,’ and how it may be a misnomer for setting boundaries at work
By: Amina Kilpatrick | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Closing your laptop at 5 p.m. Doing only your assigned tasks. Spending more time with family. These are just some of the common examples used to… Read More
Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — More than two years after Georgia Linders first got sick with COVID, her heart still races at random times. She’s often exhausted. She can’t digest certain… Read More
The idea of working in the office, all day, every day? No thanks, say workers
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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BOTHELL, Wash. (NPR) — To Jonathan Pruiett, it just didn’t make sense. A geospatial analyst who updates Google maps for a living, Pruiett had been called back to his company’s… Read More
Biden’s vaccine rules for 100 million workers are here. These are the details
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In early September, President Biden announced he was taking steps to get more Americans vaccinated and turn the tide on COVID-19. On Thursday, the administration rolled… Read More
Lawmakers want to let teens work later on a school night
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9pm on a school night. Current law says those teenagers have to stop working at… Read More
Growing number of U.S. workers are pushing back against employers during “Striketober”
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union reached an agreement on a new film and TV contract this weekend, averting a strike that would have ground… Read More
The Pandemic Influenced Americans’ Desire To Work In Health Care
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare many vulnerabilities in America’s healthcare system, including a worsening shortage of nurses and physicians. But recent data indicates a new surge… Read More
WATCH: Why More Older Workers are Finding Themselves Unemployed as Retirement Approaches
By: PBS Newshour
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Many Americans plan to do the bulk of their retirement saving in their 50s. But what happens if you lose your job at that age instead? According to researchers, the… Read More
Petitioners Can Now Gather Signatures For $13 Minimum Wage Ballot Issue
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A group trying to increase the minimum wage through a constitutional amendment can begin collecting signatures to put the issue on the November ballot. The so-called “Raise The Wage” amendment… Read More
4-Day Workweek Boosted Workers’ Productivity By 40%, Microsoft Japan Says
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Employees at Microsoft Japan worked four days a week, enjoyed a three-day weekend — and got their normal, five-day paycheck. As part of the trial, the company also capped meetings at 30 minutes.