Sep 06 WATCH: IRS has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy tax dodgers, Yellen says By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour an IRS campus and announce the latest milestone in tax collections as Republicans warn of big future budget cuts for the tax agency if they… Continue reading
Sep 06 U.S. hiring rebounded slightly last month, showing cooling but steady job market By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Collectively, Friday's figures depict a job market slowing under the pressure of high interest rates but still growing. Continue reading
Sep 04 Killing taxes on tips sounds good, but experts say it doesn’t solve the real problem By Hannah Grabenstein No taxes on tips sounds good. Experts say the effects would range from hardly life-changing to potentially harmful. Continue reading
Sep 04 Labor report paints mixed picture, showing U.S. job openings fell in July while hiring rose By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Wednesday's figures indicate that fewer companies are seeking to add workers despite recent data showing that consumer spending is still growing. Continue reading
Sep 03 Dow drops more than 600 points as worries about the economy rattle Wall Street By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the economy got off to a discouragingly weak start. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 2:39 A Labor Day story of migrant farmworker Larry Itliong’s fight for better conditions By StoryCorps In 1965, Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong helped lead the Delano grape strike and boycott for better wages and working conditions. It was the birth of the farmworkers labor movement and led to a landmark contract. In this animated feature… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 8:06 American households struggle with sky-high energy bills during extreme summer heat By John Yang, Claire Mufson As summer temperatures have soared across the nation, so have electric bills as air conditioners work overtime. Every year, nearly 3 million American households have their electricity shut off because of unpaid bills. We hear from people dealing with this… Continue watching
Sep 01 Hotel housekeepers go on strike, seeking higher wages and better working conditions By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press Thousands of unionized hotel workers walked off the job Sunday at 25 hotels in eight cities, including Honolulu, Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego and Seattle. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:26 Families paying for school lunches grapple with recurring online transaction fees By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic Schools are increasingly turning to online payment systems for school lunches. Those systems are run by payment processing companies, which typically charge transaction fees. According to federal analysis, families qualifying for reduced-price meals may be paying as much as 60… Continue watching
Aug 31 Japan aims to offset labor shortages with prospect of 4-day workweeks By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Hoping to produce more takers, especially among small and medium-sized businesses, the government launched a “work style reform” campaign that promotes shorter hours and other flexible arrangements along with overtime limits and paid annual leave. Continue reading