Category: Worker

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US 1st-Quarter Worker Productivity Unrevised at 5.4

WASHINGTON—U.S. worker productivity rebounded solidly in the first quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, also noting that labor costs grew instead of contracting as previously reported. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at an unrevised 5.4 percent annualized rate last quarter, the Labor Department said. Productivity fell at a 3.8 percent rate…


US 1St-Quarter Worker Productivity Unrevised at 5.4 Percent

WASHINGTON—U.S. worker productivity rebounded solidly in the first quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, also noting that labor costs grew instead of contracting as previously reported. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at an unrevised 5.4 percent annualized rate last quarter, the Labor Department said. Productivity fell at a 3.8 percent rate…


New York Sues Amazon Over Worker Safety During Pandemic

New York is suing Amazon, claiming the company failed to provide workers with a safe environment at two warehouses in the state as COVID-19 infections surged nationwide. The suit from New York Attorney General Letitia James landed just days after Amazon preemptively sued to block the suit over its coronavirus safety protocols and the firing of one…