The White House will issue an executive order this week instructing federal agencies to begin studying the possibility and implications of the creation of a U.S. central-bank digital currency, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Office …
A new study by global management consulting firm Bain & Co. suggests that employers should reconsider their requirements for employment, a move the firm says would help companies broaden diversity in their talent pool and …
As President Vladimir Putin wages war against Ukraine, he is fighting a parallel battle on the home front, dismantling the last vestiges of a Russian free press, the New York Times reports. Every media outlet that …
This piece in Slate Business examines the potential conflicts of interest that health insurers may be creating when they invest in health technology companies to which physicians subsequently refer patients, to the benefit of both the insurer …
The number of Americans with Disabilities Act Title III lawsuits filed in federal court hit an all-time high in 2021, with more than 11,400 filings, writes Marianne Wilson for Chain Store Age. Thousands of the lawsuits …
Businesses and countries around the world are instituting boycotts on Russia to protest its invasion of Ukraine, but as social media platforms wade into the conflict, they are weighing the longer-term implications of their response, …
At last week’s Power Breakfast on the future of downtown, there was a theme that kept coming up: There aren’t as many workers in offices as there were pre-pandemic. Panelists talked about giving employees a …
I recently did a little digging on the new No Surprises Act that went into effect on Jan. 1 — a federal effort to reduce the number of cases of surprise billings by health care …
The demand for workers has led some U.S. companies to scratch annual raises, switching instead to more frequent pay reviews in an effort to compete for talent and keep pace with rising wages, write Lauren Weber …
Investors made up a larger proportion of home sales in 2021 than in 2020, with sales to first-time homebuyers falling to 27% in January compared with 33% a year earlier. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for …
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