As the coronavirus threatens to keep many Americans at home, now is the time to review paid sick leave in the United States. While 76 percen...

Gig workers have become a controversial symbol of the gaping holes in the American safety net. Behind the outrage over gig work is our emplo...

During an average week, 21 percent of wage and salary workers take time off from their job—either paid or unpaid, according to the Bureau of...

The nation's private-sector workers who receive health insurance from an employer pay only a fraction of the cost. Their employer pays t...

With so much attention being paid to the rising cost of Obamacare premiums, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that most Americans (56 ...

Are workplace retirement plans a benefit for the affluent? That's what the data suggest. The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Stat...

Only 61 percent of the nation's private-sector workers get paid sick leave. Here is the percentage with paid sick leave by occupation......