WA unemployment system still suffering from COVID-era problems
While much of Washington is moving past COVID, the unemployment system still faces pandemic-era problems that left hundreds of millions of dollars in the wrong...
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Where did all the dark-suited Japanese businessmen go? VIEW
Every year from May to September, Japan’s famously conservative corporate workers and government employees set aside their stiff, dark suits for more casual attire.
Court orders Subway franchise owners to pay workers nearly $1M — and to sell or close their stores
A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back pay...
Target reveals Seattle job cuts
Ninety workers will be affected by the closure of Target stores in Ballard and the University District, according to an Employment Security Department filing.
UAW expands strikes at Ford and GM VIEW
The United Automobile Workers union said 7,000 more of its members would walk off the job, two weeks after it began strikes at the Big...
United Airlines pilots ratify contract union says worth more than $10 billion
Pilots at United Airlines have ratified a new four-year contract. The union said the agreement includes industry-leading increases and other improvements.
Tesla sued for racial discrimination by U.S. civil rights agency
A federal agency has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla of ongoing mistreatment of Black employees at its factory in California.
They quit their jobs. Their ex-employers sued them for training costs
Workers who sign training repayment agreements can owe their employers thousands of dollars if they leave their jobs early — regulators are starting to crack...
Frustrated pharmacists didn’t show up for work. CVS took action.
A group of pharmacists frustrated with overwhelming workloads didn't show up for work last week in at least a dozen Kansas City-area CVS pharmacies.