working time
-
Reclaiming Our Time? A New Bill Could Shorten the Work Week
A California rep wants to make your weekend a little longer
-
The Four-Day Work Week is Catching On Around the World, and I Am Here For It
As the COVID pandemic changed the way we live and work, more employees are looking for improved work-life balance.
-
Chipotle Agrees To Pay NYC Workers $20 Million Settlement Over Workplace Violations
Mayor Eric Adams calls the agreement the largest worker protection settlement in New York City history
-
Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules
This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported. For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18…