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France, Spain and Belgium have already introduced right-to-disconnect laws to protect workers from unreasonable contact outside of work hours, while other governments around the world are considering similar measures.

Moreover, many of the policies that were supportive of broadly based shared growth in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s were reversed in the 1970s and ’80s, as the real value of the minimum wage dropped, laws protecting collective bargaining failed to keep pace with growing employer opposition to union organizing efforts, and macroeconomic policymakers tolerated unemployment rates far higher than what was needed to keep inflation in check.

Employers that foster environments perceived as fair by their workers can generate significant rewards and create spaces where people thrive; organizations that fail to do so are likely to experience negative impacts — to both the business and the people who work there.

CNN reported it's the largest monthly employment gain since January and is significantly above August’s net gain of 227,000 jobs, which was revised up by 40,000 from initial estimates.

;Learn the key pay equity laws in the U.S. and other regions.

Harmonizing Global Pay Programs Taking a local and regional approach to international compensation is still common among multinational employers, said James Reda, managing director and practice leader of executive compensation at Gallagher.

Hawaii House Bill 282 , introduced Jan. 17, 2025, and referred to Labor, Finance and Public Employment committees; House Bill 575 , introduced Jan. 17, 2025, referred to Labor and Finance committees; House Bill 520 , introduced Jan. 21, 2025, referred to Labor and Finance committees; Senate 1153 , referred to Ways and Means plus Labor and Technology Committee Upon bill passage, the state director of taxation would prepare new forms for workers to claim a deduction.

Activision Blizzard claimed that due to laws under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the company wasn’t allowed to change the pay rate of its employees in the midst of a union effort.