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Managers must thoroughly understand the workload and coverage requirements for each shift to create an effective employee schedule.

The NYC City Council is considering extending just-cause protection to all New Yorkers through the Secure Jobs Act.

If enacted, this proposal effectively eliminates the longstanding principle of at-will employment in New York City. The proposed ordinance also would limit the use of electronic monitoring in disciplining or discharging employees.

A proposed ordinance has been introduced before the New York City Council to generally prohibit private employers from terminating employees without “just cause” or a “bona fide...

Chipotle raises wages amid expansion plans, as companies compete for workers Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post May 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 People wait outside a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant at the Simi Valley Town Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Simi Valley, Calif. The company announced it is raising employee wages amid a larger strategy to expand up to 200 new locations in the next year. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Mark J. Terrill/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of3A cu...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Fed’s Open Market Committee meeting broke yesterday leaving rates at near-zero and pledging to “continue buying government-backed bonds at a steady pace as it tries to support the economy’s recovery from the coronavirus downturn.” Still, in comments released after the meeting, the FOMC “painted a sunnier image of the American economy” and again worked to reassure markets that any rise in inflation this year was “tran...