Education & Workforce

More companies using surveillance technology to keep tabs on remote workers

The spread of the delta variant has kept many of America’s office employees working from home and fueled a rise in surveillance technologies by employers.

Working from home should be less stressful post-pandemic 

Businesses are reopening their offices and moving toward a hybrid workspace, and about half of remote workers are looking forward to being back at their jobs in-person. 

How to retain talent in the face of rising job stress 

Burnout-free employees have three things in common that help them manage job stress, according to a Gallup analysis.

What the Caesars partnership will mean for LSU athletics

LSU and Caesars Sportsbook announced their partnership late last week, just as sports betting is getting going in Louisiana, with licensed gaming options expected to be available as early as Oct. 1. 

Many US workers suffer from depression or anxiety but their employers are unaware 

A new study found that about two-thirds of employees have clinically measurable symptoms of anxiety or depression, Fortune reports. 

Average workweek 10% longer than before the pandemic 

The typical U.S. employee’s workweek has gotten 10% longer during the pandemic, according to a new Microsoft study published in Nature Human Behavior. 
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Pennington conducting trial to see if Moderna’s COVID vaccine is safe for children

Pennington Biomedical Research Center today announced it is conducting its first vaccination trial, participating in testing the safety and effectiveness of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 in a phase three clinical trial.

Louisiana jobless claims rise for second week in a row after Hurricane Ida

Unemployment claims in the state rose for a second straight week and Southeast Louisiana, specifically,...

Pandemic, storms cause disruptions for day cares

If working parents, whose schedules have been upended by the pandemic, on-again-off-again school days and weather disruptions, think they have it rough, they should try running a day care center.

New models by researchers could help predict number of Gulf hurricanes

LSU researchers have developed new methods of predicting how many hurricanes will pass through the Gulf of Mexico in a given hurricane season, the school says.Â