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Biden Order Targets Occupational Licensing, Noncompetes, Worker Data Sharing

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that will reduce the ability of employers to prevent workers from going to rival firms and remove some of the state occupational licensing requirements that make it harder to land a …

Biden Executive Order Initiates Broad Strategy to Assess, Mitigate Climate Change Risks

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed federal agencies to assess and mitigate the increasing and serious risks that climate change poses to individuals, businesses, the federal government and the U.S. financial system, the White House said. Biden issued an executive …

Workers Refusing Unsafe Work May Be Able to Get Unemployment Insurance

Many workers called back by employers resuming or expanding operations despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic face a dilemma: return to jobs that put them at high risk of the virus, or say no, and risk going without pay or unemployment …