Topic: labor
The research backs later school starts and less overwork, not less homework
A viral post says nearly all research favors less homework, later school starts, more vacation and shorter shifts. Two hold up well, one partly, and homework runs the other way.
The $131.5M DoorDash settlement is real, but the probe began under Eric Adams
New York’s DoorDash settlement is real and, by our count, the largest by any US city labor office. The investigation behind it began under Mayor Adams, and no court ruled.
McConnell drew about $43,858 while absent because Senate pay ignores attendance
Three of the four claims in the viral McConnell graphic hold up on the roll-call record. The fourth fails on one word: the Senate has no paid leave for him to have taken.
America Guarantees Zero Days Off
Trump said America has too many holidays, costing billions. US law mandates zero paid holidays and zero paid vacation, alone among 21 rich countries. Japan guarantees 15.
FedEx Paid Out Executive Bonuses the Same Year It Cut Hub Workers’ Hours
FedEx’s board approved a bonus pool of undisclosed size for 1,100 executives, plus richer severance, the same stretch its Indianapolis hub capped full-time hours at 35 a week.