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Workplace Law
EEOC Rescinds 47-Year-Old Guidance on Voluntary Affirmative Action Under Title VII
1 sources · 107d ago
Venture Capital
Record VC Funding Volumes Mask Market Bifurcation as AI Mega-Deals Dominate
8 sources · 66d ago
Worker Mobility
California Bans 'Stay or Pay' Contracts Requiring Employees to Repay Training Costs Upon Quitting
5 sources · 77d ago
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