/tags/u-s-workers U.S. workers en-US WLRN Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:33:00 GMT /2018-10-02/amazon-sets-15-minimum-wage-for-u-s-employees-including-temps The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:33:00 GMT /2018-10-02/amazon-sets-15-minimum-wage-for-u-s-employees-including-temps Bill Chappell, Laurel Wamsley /2018-08-20/vacation-days-piling-up-heres-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-short-vacation Americans forfeited about 200 million days of paid vacation leave last year. And many U.S. workers now take shorter, partial-week vacations. But even a mini-break can be good for your health. Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:57:00 GMT /2018-08-20/vacation-days-piling-up-heres-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-a-short-vacation Allison Aubrey /2018-08-16/are-job-ads-targeting-young-workers-breaking-the-law Many employers use online ads to attract younger workers. Several pending lawsuits are testing whether employers using highly targeted recruitment ads can be sued for age discrimination. Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:13:00 GMT /2018-08-16/are-job-ads-targeting-young-workers-breaking-the-law Yuki Noguchi /news/2018-07-18/peoples-lives-need-to-get-disrupted-protesters-block-intersection-near-miramar-ice-field-office South Florida activist groups held a march and blocked traffic Wednesday near the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement field office in Miramar.The… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:48:58 GMT /news/2018-07-18/peoples-lives-need-to-get-disrupted-protesters-block-intersection-near-miramar-ice-field-office /2018-05-21/supreme-court-decision-delivers-blow-to-workers-rights The high court ruled for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws. Mon, 21 May 2018 14:55:00 GMT /2018-05-21/supreme-court-decision-delivers-blow-to-workers-rights Nina Totenberg /2017-08-29/workers-comp-rates-could-decrease-in-2018 Florida businesses could see workers' compensation insurance premiums decrease in 2018, after a tumultuous period that included a double-digit rate hike... Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:30:45 GMT /2017-08-29/workers-comp-rates-could-decrease-in-2018 The News Service of Florida /2017-05-23/as-store-layoffs-mount-retail-lags-other-sectors-in-retraining-workers Many retail workers are losing their jobs amid major technological shifts. And while some industries invest to retrain their workers with new skills, retail largely hasn't succeeded in doing that. Tue, 23 May 2017 10:01:00 GMT /2017-05-23/as-store-layoffs-mount-retail-lags-other-sectors-in-retraining-workers Yuki Noguchi /news/2017-05-01/fiu-law-dean-acosta-is-now-secretary-of-labor-acosta The new United States labor secretary and the only Hispanic in President Donald Trump's Cabinet is a South Florida native.Florida International University… Mon, 01 May 2017 16:24:10 GMT /news/2017-05-01/fiu-law-dean-acosta-is-now-secretary-of-labor-acosta /2017-04-19/young-women-make-economic-strides-as-young-men-fall-behind-in-u-s More young men are "falling to the bottom of the income ladder," while young women drive growth in the number of young people working full time in the U.S., according to a new Census Bureau report. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:25:00 GMT /2017-04-19/young-women-make-economic-strides-as-young-men-fall-behind-in-u-s Hansi Lo Wang /news/2016-11-16/trump-latin-america-both-clueless-on-how-to-prepare-workers-for-globalization COMMENTARYYou’ve heard of the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program, right?Don’t worry, neither have most Americans – even though what TAA does… Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:13:52 GMT /news/2016-11-16/trump-latin-america-both-clueless-on-how-to-prepare-workers-for-globalization Tim Padgett