Compressed work schedules trade longer workdays for fewer of them. Learn the pros and cons and how to ask your boss for one.

Aunt says she’s skipping niece’s Labor Day weekend wedding because she doesn’t travel during major holidays. Dear Eric: One ...

The Reality of Working on Labor Day Why Some Jobs Can’t Take a Break. Every year, as Labor Day rolls around, a lot of folks are gearing up for barbecues, beach outings, or just a lazy day off.

The jobs report grabs headlines, but hides the full story. Black workers face deeper gaps. What the unemployment rate ...

Digital workers in Kenya had to sift through horrific online content to train AI, but say they were underpaid, overworked, ...

Chicago is intimately tied to the history of the labor movement and Labor Day. We suggest some Chicago-related books that remain relevant as we think about the past and the future of work.

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. Protesters used the labor holiday to decry what they view as attacks on the working class and ...

In California, children can legally start working at age 12, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.

Traditionally, white is the color of summer, so it can be worn from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The color rule also was used to differentiate those who did manual work over office work. That said, the ...

According to Florida’s child labor law, your child needs to be at least 14 years old to legally work in the Sunshine State.

Dear Eric: One of my two daughters is getting married in a very small ceremony in August. It so happens to be on Labor Day weekend. Her sister and her fiancé’s sister are planning a brunch the ...

DEAR ERIC: One of my two daughters is getting married in a very small ceremony in August. It so happens to be on Labor Day weekend. Her sister and her fiancé’s sister are planning a brunch the ...