California Governor Signs Law Protecting Gig Economy Workers
The measure that reclassifies many independent contractors as employees could have national implications for the so-called gig economy.
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Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Prop Up The Slowing Economy
The quarter-percentage-point cut will lower borrowing costs for households and businesses. The move is an effort to prolong the decade-old economic expansion in the face of rising headwinds.
Tracking The Sackler Family's Hidden Assets
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews attorney Chris Redmond, an expert on tracing and recovering assets internationally, about how to claw back Sackler assets from off shore accounts.
Journalist Andrea Mitchell: Asking Tough Questions Is 'Very Empowering'
Mitchell, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and anchor of her own MSNBC show, looks back on her career in journalism. She's receiving a lifetime achievement Emmy on Sept. 24.
Day 3 Of The UAW's Strike Against GM And The Sides Are Very Far Apart
The key issues that remain unresolved are health insurance benefits, and the carmaker's reliance on temporary workers. The very far apart language leads some to believe the strike could be a long one.
USDA Offers Pork Companies A New Inspection Plan, Despite Opposition
Under new federal rules, pork companies can hire workers to do some tasks currently reserved for federal inspectors in hog slaughterhouses. Critics say it's a move toward privatization.
GM Workers Worry That Plant Shutdowns May Not Be Over
GM's decision to close five North American facilities has left some striking workers worrying if theirs may be next. Plants making cars have been hardest hit.
Does It Pay For Companies To Do Good?
As corporate America seeks to redefine its mission as a force for social good, new studies in economics are showing that there are self-serving reasons why they'd want to do that.
How UAW's Strike Against GM May Affect Ford And Fiat-Chrysler
NPR's David Greene talks to New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, about the strike, and the future of unions.
States Are Split Over Purdue Pharma's Opioid Settlement
NPR's David Greene talks to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about why she opposes the agreement with Purdue Pharma that settles the company's role in the opioid epidemic.