Workers at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, won their unionization vote Thursday, making their store the first company-owned U.S. location to successfully
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The office holiday party is back. Kind of.
Like many other aspects of personal and professional life that have been altered by Covid-19, people are taking a variety of different approaches to the office
Small Business Admin. head Guzman on 'shuttered venue' relief bill
NBC News’ Joe Fryer interviews Small Business Administration head Isabella Casillas Guzman about the ‘shuttered venue’ grant program, which helps theaters, music clubs and other entertainment spots hit hard by the pandemic.
E.U. plan to boost gig economy workers is latest blow to apps
The European Union unveiled plans to improve conditions for the growing number of gig economy workers that could reclassify some as employees entitled to
Amazon fined $1.28 billion for abusing market dominance
Amazon was fined 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) on Thursday by Italian antitrust regulators for abusing its market dominance.
Big wage gap among factors hindering Latino economic mobility, report finds
A report by McKinsey and Company looking at Latino economic mobility found that a wage gap is among the challenges facing Hispanics.
Better.com CEO who laid off 900 workers over Zoom apologizes for it to current staff
The CEO of the mortgage company Better.com is apologizing for laying off 900 workers during a Zoom video call, saying he made a blunder and failed to show his employees respect.
A stoic Holmes says her misstatements about Theranos were what she 'believed' at the time
After seven days, Elizabeth Holmes was her own final witness in her defense against federal fraud charges tied to her failed blood-testing startup as testimony
‘Pharma Bro’ firm reaches $40 million settlement in price gouging case as Shkreli faces trial
A drug company previously owned by “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli and its parent company have agreed to pay up to $40 million over allegations of price gouging.
Kellogg’s union rejects offer of 3 percent raises, will remain on strike
Kellogg’s workers rejected a contract offer Tuesday, so 1,400 workers at the company’s four U.S. cereal plants will remain on strike.