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As lockdowns across the country ease many states and businesses are slowly reopening, and some workers may be surprised at the anxiety they feel returning to work. Two out of three workers are uncomfortable returning to work right now, according to a recent survey. Health experts say that’s understandable.

Guess who’s getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements. But doing your job side-by-side with robots isn’t easy. According to their makers, the machines should take on the most mundane and physically strenuous tasks. In reality, they’re also creating new forms...

Nancy Glynn could not afford a funeral for her newborn son who died after a premature birth. She was already taking time off from her job as a waitress in Manchester, New Hampshire, to recover from a C-section. Adding to her difficulties, her husband had an unplanned surgery just two days after the baby died. Sawyer was cremated, his remains…

A new payroll tax to fund paid medical and family leave in Massachusetts went into effect Tuesday. Passed last year, the Paid Family and Medical Leave act allows employees to take up to 26 weeks of paid leave for medical or family reasons, such as bonding with a new child; managing family when a member is on active duty or...

As of Tuesday, a new payroll tax as part of the Paid Medical Leave Act will be in effect. The new tax will take 38 cents from every $100.

Airport workers were joined by Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards on Friday to call for increased wages and to end sexual harassment in the workplace from Flight Systems Services. The rally, which was hosted on International Women’s Day, was held at Logan Airport. Participants included security officers, baggage handlers and wheelchair attendants.

A Maine legislative committee is recommending that the Legislature should pass an emergency bill that would provide financial relief for federal workers in the state impacted by future government shutdowns.

There are a lot of questions surrounding the aftermath of the government shutdown’s end, especially with tax return season around us. Here to answer a few questions is financial adviser Chuck Zodda.

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $11 an hour in the new year thanks to a law approved by voters in 2016. Maine’s hourly wage will then increase again to $12 in 2020. Then, the wage will increase according to a formula tied to the cost of living.

A Brattleboro paper plant is closing and laying off about 100 workers. Georgia-based Neenah, Inc. bought the plant from FiberMark in 2015.

National Grid gas workers who have been locked out of their jobs amid a tense contract dispute have been cleared to assist with recovery efforts for the Merrimack Valley.

Fruits and vegetables are in danger of being left on the vine as strict immigration policies under the Trump Administration bites into a workforce that is mostly made of migrant workers. Farmers say worker shortage could exponentially increase produce prices.

More than 1,000 workers and union members marched outside the airport amid contract negotiations.