Business owners cope as Chicago’s minimum wage creeps higher
Aly Udartseva braced for the worst when Chicago announced in 2014 that it would gradually raise its minimum wage to $13 an hour. She and a partner had recently opened...
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Taboos over talking politics at work loosen during divisive election season
When advising employers, Adam Ochstein offers classic wisdom about talking politics at work: Don't. But the founder and CEO of Chicago-based StratEx, which provides human resources software and services to...
Nearly half of U.S. workers consider themselves underemployed, report says
If you majored in physical education and find yourself working as a dog groomer, consider yourself a poster child of the underemployed. Nearly half of U.S. workers consider themselves underemployed,...
Chicago unemployment rate falls in May
The Chicago metro area's unemployment rate fell in May compared with a year earlier, though most other parts of the state saw unemployment rates rise. The 5.5 percent unemployment rate...
Drab office walls get splash of art that gives back
When DocuSign moved into new offices in Warrenville a year ago, it replaced the motivational posters and time-zone clocks that had previously served as decoration with a 20-piece exhibit of...
As development moves in, Fulton meatpacking district mainstays move out
Early mornings on Fulton Market have a symphonic quality. A woman pushing a stroller skirts around a dairy truck backing into a loading dock. A bearded 20-something walking his pit...
Paid sick leave proposal passes City Council committee
Chicago took a major step Thursday toward requiring nearly all employers to offer workers paid sick leave, with a measure excoriated by some business interest groups as overly complicated and...
Study: Publicizing female CEO appointments comes with a cost
Given the push for more women in the C-suite, companies might wish to shout from the rooftops when they appoint a female CEO. But the more they shout, the more...
‘It’s changed his view of life’: Companies find hiring autistic employees has vast benefits
Doug Williams started noticing the signs when his son was 6 months old. The absence of facial expressions. The drift of his gaze. Eventually, the agitation. The official autism diagnosis...
Northwestern faculty members seek to form union
Northwestern University instructors are the latest to join the wave of faculty unionization efforts at elite private schools, where concerns have been mounting about low pay and insecure working conditions....