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Anne Helen Petersen is the co-author of a new book on the future of remote work. She says companies need to clearly know what goal they are pursuing when asking remote workers to come back in person. -
Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/00046280ACalifornia’s official unemployment rate is 7.5%. But a newer method of measuring unemployment reveals a far larger portion of the state is struggling to find full-time employment that pays enough to cover the cost of living.
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California’s unemployment agency is making progress on recommendations by state officials to reduce wait times for payments and cut down on fraud — which the department now estimates to be around $20 billion. -
People who do terrible jobs
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Employers are firing workers for refusing to comply with vaccine mandates. They represent only a tiny fraction of overall employees, not even 1% in some workplaces. But it can add up to thousands.
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Employment growth in the state saw a “slowdown” amid a slump in seasonal hiring at schools.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s vaccine mandate kicked in Monday. Health care workers, nursing home staff, teachers, corrections workers and many state employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But many factors appear to be blunting the impact of the mandate in counties with low vaccination rates.
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More than 20 states and many major cities have mandated vaccines for public employees, but police unions are pushing back, warning of staffing shortages amid a nationwide uptick in violent crime.
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Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.
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Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.
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Crabbing is Oregon’s most lucrative – and dangerous – fishing market. Now a federal grant aims to make the work safer.
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World War II symbol of women doing "men's" work.
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As the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate kicks in Thursday, several large hospital systems say 90% or more of their employees are vaccinated. But they don’t have to provide data to the state unless asked.
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Multiple federal programs are sunsetting Sept. 4, cutting benefits to tens of thousands in Oregon.
