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But with an increasingly diverse and multigenerational workforce, age bias now occurs across the career life cycle—especially for women, according to Harvard Business Review.   

U.S. worker productivity has dropped significantly, including in key large states, leaving some economists alarmed by the decrease in a measure that could mean trillions of dollars to the economy.

A cyberattack on MOVEit, a third-party tool used to transfer large files, has compromised some 6 million records at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, state officials said today.

The Baton Rouge metro area gained about 3,400 jobs from April to May and 18,700 jobs compared to the same month last year, according to the latest seasonally adjusted numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

LSU ranks among the top schools in the nation when it comes to sports revenue, according to a new report released this week by USA Today.

Workers who are expecting are about to have the law on their side when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, or PWFA, goes into effect June 27. 

A more streamlined system for Louisiana businesses to remit local sales taxes is on the way with legislation signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards this week. 

Brothers of the Sacred Heart of New Orleans Inc. has purchased the motherhouse on the campus of St. Joseph's Academy from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Inc. for $2.4 million, according to property records.

Homeowners in Louisiana will soon be able to apply for $10,000 grants to help bring their homes up to new building code standards that will drive down property insurance premiums, thanks to new funding from the state.

The Research Park Corporation board of directors has decided to extend the lease of the Nexus Louisiana technology park incubator at Bon Carré Business Center for three more years.