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A man works at a conveyor belt at the 855,000-square-foot Amazon warehouse in New York in 2019.

California Bill Passes, Giving Amazon Warehouse Workers Power To Fight Speed Quotas

7:19pm September 08, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

California lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that targets Amazon and other large warehouses. The bill, opposed by retail and business groups, now heads to the governor's office.

President-elect Donald Trump and investor Wilbur Ross, his nominee for commerce secretary, pose for a photo following their meeting at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Nov. 20.

Trump's Immigration Plan Could Undermine Promise To Boost Economy

3:21pm December 20, 2016

by John Ydstie

Donald Trump says he will double the U.S. growth rate; that requires getting more people into the workforce. The president-elect also plans to limit immigration, the biggest source of new workers.

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Multitasking may be preventing you from getting work done.

Don't Look Now! How Your Devices Hurt Your Productivity

3:34pm October 19, 2016

by Lesley McClurg

Our tendency to respond immediately to email and texts gets in the way of high-level thinking, a neuroscientist says. Want to be more productive at work? Turn off most tech, at least part of the day.

Productivity, a key measure of the economy's health, has been growing more slowly in recent years.

Why Your Facebook Habit At Work Makes Economists Worry

1:26pm September 05, 2016

by John Ydstie

Productivity, a key measure of the economy's health, has been growing more slowly in recent years. Can Facebook and other social media distractions on the job be partly to blame?