U.S. spending bill rolls back trucker rest requirements Tucked inside the spending bill in Congress are provisions to change regulations affecting everything from banking to the environment. One regulatory rollback has those concerned about truck safety especially upset.December 13, 2014
Women's work is never done on the farm, and sometimes never tallied The percentage of female farmers is climbing slowly, according to federal figures. But those numbers don't take into account the many new roles women fill on multigenerational family farms.December 11, 2014
Mexican megafarms supplying U.S. market are rife with labor abuses An 18-month investigation by the Los Angeles Times into labor camps on Mexican megafarms reveals appalling conditions. The best hope for change rests with U.S. consumers and retailers.December 10, 2014
Community Action of Minneapolis suspends CEO The troubled nonprofit social service organization that is the subject of a state investigation has suspended CEO Bill Davis without pay.October 14, 2014
Preventing worker burnout can boost the bottom line Burnout at work seems like a fact of life, especially with employers cutting back on leave benefits. But some companies are trying novel fixes.October 1, 2014
PiPress union wants newspaper sold The union representing some employees at the Saint Paul Pioneer Press have launched a campaign to find a new owner for the paper.September 8, 2014
Tackling the opportunity gap in advertising Fewer than 1 percent of the nearly 80,000 advertising and promotional managers in America are African-American. Hispanics and Asian-Americans have similarly low showings.The Daily Circuit, April 18, 2014
Report: Immigrants in Minn. live in isolation and fear Many immigrants and refugees in Minnesota face barriers to equal access in employment, education, health care and other basic needs, according to a report released Wednesday.April 2, 2014