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Feel like work has become stagnant or overwhelming? It’s not uncommon — especially when your workload doesn’t align with your goals and motivations. In fact, to fall in love with the work you do, you need to be engaged. To feel engaged at work, you need to feel that your efforts help you develop professionally…

Step onto the floor of any organization today and you’ll see a mix of generations working side by side. The Silent Generation brings legacy wisdom, Baby Boomers carry decades of experience, Gen X offers steady leadership, Millennials push for fresh ideas, and Gen Z adds bold energy. It’s the first time in history that all…

Labor leaders criticize tariffs; White House cancels jobs report; and student organizers launch chaperone program for noncitizens.

In 2024, the California Legislature enacted Senate Bill 399 — the “California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act” — which prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for declining to attend an “employer-sponsored meeting” that “communicate[s] the employer’s opinion about religious or political matters.” But the day before SB 399 was set to go into effect, the…

Recent advances in AI have reshaped a variety of workplaces. This is particularly true among white-collar workers, 27% of whom report regularly using AI at work (as compared to only 9% of blue-collar workers). Granted, extreme predictions about widespread job displacement have yet to come to fruition, as the number of work tasks that AI can fully automate…

You missed a deadline. Your team fell short on this quarter’s goal. You didn’t land the deal. Your boss said she was disappointed in your team’s work. They aren’t full-on failures. They’re setbacks. And they suck. But they don’t have to suck the life out of you. You — and your team — can rebound…

Workers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority vote to authorize a strike; Washington State legislators consider a bill empowering public employees to bargain over workplace AI implementation; and University of California workers engage in a two-day strike.

The “Big Three” record labels make a deal with an AI music streaming startup; 30 stores join the now week-old Starbucks Workers United strike; and the Mine Safety and Health Administration draws scrutiny over a recent worker death.

In a prior post, I argued that President Trump’s Merit Hiring Plan may violate the First Amendment. This week, several unions — the American Federation of Government Employees, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, and the National Association of Government Employees — raised the same concern. As Law360 reports, on November 18, the coalition of unions sought…

Thinking about adding tips and overtime compensation to box 14 of Form W-2 for TY 2025? Two recent IRS notices have provided insight. The IRS issued its latest notice covering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on November 21, 2025. In Notice 2025-69, the IRS offered guidance to individual taxpayers who plan to claim…