Education & Workforce

Schools, universities, workforce training, and the talent pipeline preparing the region’s next generation of workers.

Why sick leave became the sticking point in rail way talks 

With an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote last week, Congress put itself between railroad freight companies...

Employee mental health impacts business productivity, profits

Nearly one of every five U.S. workers, 19%, rate their mental health as fair...

Large US companies laying off white-collar workers in droves

Recent rounds of layoffs at large U.S. companies mark a departure from the usual...

US initial jobless claims fell back last week

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits came back down last week, hovering near levels suggesting the U.S. labor market has been largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes.

Louisiana unemployment rate again sets record low 

Louisiana’s unemployment rate is again at a record low, sitting at 3.1%, according to...

Private hiring slowed nationwide in November 

Private hiring slowed sharply during November in a sign that the historically tight labor...
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LABI input likely to shape medical marijuana workplace policy 

A state panel has three weeks left to wrap up work on draft legislation...

BRAC canvas attendees reunite to discuss Baton Rouge’s future  

For nearly three hours on Monday afternoon, a group of more than 60 area leaders in business, local government and education met in a training center at Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation’s office off Acadian Thruway to discuss the future of Baton Rouge.   

What managers need to know as pay transparency takes hold

By the beginning of 2023, 20% of all U.S. workers will be covered under...

Do incentive systems encourage bad behavior on the part of employees?

In 2020, Wells Fargo paid $3 billion to settle claims that employees had committed...
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