Workers are out sick in record numbers, exacerbating labor shortage
Nearly 9 million people missed work in late December and early January as the omicron variant bit into the labor market. Those numbers are nearly...
Omicron pulls workers back into eye of the storm as workplace outbreaks grow
U.S. restaurants, stores, schools and offices have been closing, as coronavirus outbreaks seeded by the omicron variant pick up speed in many areas across the...
Why millions of job seekers aren’t getting hired right now
While some businesses are struggling to hire workers, job seekers say they are repeatedly turned away, can't get past resume bots and face other hurdles.
New York governor declares ‘disaster emergency’ amid staffing shortage crisis prompted by vaccine resisters
Tens of thousands of health-care workers in New York are likely to have refused a vaccine before a mandate went into effect Monday, serving as...
Biden plans to require federal workers to be vaccinated or undergo repeated tests
President Biden said the federal government was considering making vaccines mandatory for its workforce — which would be a significant escalation in the push to...
Biden administration, workers grapple with health threats posed by climate change and heat
The Labor Department is looking at new regulations while workers, particularly in the West, suffer through a brutal summer.