By Matt O’brien A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a …
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Global HR PracticesGlobal Safety News
How one Indian textile worker copes with extreme heat in factory work and cramped living quarters
By Sibi Arasu SURAT, India (AP) — Before dawn breaks over the Indian industrial hub of Surat, textile worker Sibaram Pradhan is already awake, sitting …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)FeaturedGlobal HR Practices
AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs
By Josh Boak WASHINGTON (AP) — America has been rushing into an artificial intelligence future without much of a plan to stop what could be catastrophic …
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By Christine Benz Of Morningstar An important job in the two or so years leading up to retirement—right up there with figuring out …
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Global HR PracticesLayoffs
Dairy Farmers of America to ‘idle’ its St. Albans plant in Vermont, affecting 80 employees
By Tsehai Alfred/vtdigger Dairy Farmers of America will effectively close its St. Albans milk processing plant and the adjoining St. Albans Creamery & …
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Global HR Practices
California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback
By Sophie Austin SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A labor union behind a controversial tax on California billionaires significantly scaled back its proposal a day after …
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Global HR PracticesGlobal Safety News
Climate-driven heat in India’s textile factories stifles workers but coolers and ventilation help
By Sibi Arasu SURAT, India (AP) — For dozens of workers at a textile manufacturer on the edge of Surat, the blazing temperatures …
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Global HR PracticesBenefits
How many Americans can afford high-quality healthcare? A new poll finds the number has fallen
By Ali Swenson And Amelia Thomson-deveaux WASHINGTON (AP) — Twannetta Weaver felt like she made the responsible choice when she enrolled in a …
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Corporate Social ResponsibilityFeaturedGlobal HR Practices
Points of Light to unveil new strategy that it hopes will ignite a volunteerism boom
By Glenn Gamboa Americans overwhelmingly want to volunteer. Nonprofits desperately need them. The problem, according to the nonprofit Points of Light, is connecting the two. …
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Global HR Practices
AP exclusive: Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad
By Sam Mednick The international aid group Doctors Without Borders found a pattern of abuse and sexual exploitation by some local and foreign staff working …


