The FTC proposes a rule banning non-compete clauses, saying the contracts harm healthy competition in the labor and product markets and block entrepreneurship
the latest move in Lina Khan's ambitious reform agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/... Elizabeth Warren / @ewarren : Imagine you hate your job. The pay is low. The benefits are crummy. But your boss made...
Intel commits $20B to build at least two semiconductor fabrication plants on a 1,000-acre site by 2025, employing at least 3,000 people in New Albany, Ohio
and US manufacturing New York Times : Biden Looks to Intel's U.S. Investment to Buoy His China Agenda Alana Semuels / TIME : Exclusive: Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the C...
Despite claims of diversity and inclusion, Asian Americans in Silicon Valley still face racism and are least likely to break into leadership positions
Tech companies love to crow about diversity and inclusion. Workers see a racist “bait and switch.” — Silicon Valley executives sometimes seem … Tweets: @quelquefois , @priyasideas , @ekp , @ericbah...
Founders say changes to H1-B visa program will make qualifying tougher and compel employers to pay foreign workers drastically higher wages, starting at $208K
New restrictions intended to protect U.S. workers curb access to pool of highly skilled foreign labor
In response to Sen. Bernie Sanders' questions on the removal of stock awards and bonuses, Amazon says “all hourly employees” will see “total compensation” rise
because then Amazon took away bonuses and stock options. http://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes : In Amazon warehouses across the United States, many longtime workers are fuming that — based on the infor...
Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 per hour for all 350K+ US workers, including part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees, effective next month
here are the costs and benefits US Day One Blog : Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees Conor Sen / Bloomberg : Amazon's Minimum Wage Will Change How Americans Think About Work Dere...
Amazon's anti-union tactics revealed in leaked 45-minute video that it sent to team leaders at Whole Foods; Amazon says Gizmodo “cherry-picked soundbites”
Amazon, the country's second-largest employer, has so far remained immune to any attempts by U.S. workers to form a union.