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Market-driven epidemics follow a familiar script. In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls.

The additions to the entity list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act marks the first time a China-based steel company or aspartame sweetener business have been targeted by U. S. law enforcement, DHS said. The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being involved in the use of forced labor from China’s far-west region of Xinjiang.

After the election results come in, regardless of which party wins the White House, the uncertainty dissipates, and markets get back to work. Much like those annoying political TV ads, the warnings come back every four years: All the uncertainty around the U. S. presidential election could have big consequences for your 401(k)!

Six in 10 employers reportedly said they’d already given their Gen Z workers the boot. The internet has some thoughts. Gen Z is back in the headlines. (Color me shocked.) This time, they’re getting fired. According to a new report, six in 10 employers say they have already given Gen Z workers the boot after hiring them fresh out of college earlier this year.

Childcare is finally getting national attention, but the high-profile publication and celebrities still shy away from mentioning essential support networks. Guess what word doesn’t appear in Vogue’s recent 1,000-word story on how Hilaria Baldwin takes care of her seven kids?

Amazon has said in the past that it does not have enough control over drivers’ working conditions to be considered their joint employer. Amazon.com has been accused by a U. S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday.