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      <title>Return-to-office mandates didn&apos;t fix collaboration. They relocated it.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Job openings fell to 7.9 million — and the quits rate is the real story</title>
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      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Posting salary ranges shrinks pay gaps — and squeezes some raises</title>
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      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pay transparency laws aren&apos;t closing the wage gap. They&apos;re raising wages.</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:39:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Hoteling was supposed to be neutral. The seat map says otherwise.</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Returnships became the labor market&apos;s smartest arbitrage</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Your unused vacation might be wages now — depending on your state</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>AI employee monitoring grew faster than any law covering it</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Amara Okonkwo</dc:creator>
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      <title>Caregiver benefits became the quiet retention weapon</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ghost jobs finally met enforcement — and a tighter definition</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <title>Layoffs and hiring posts now run in the same quarter — by design</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Amara Okonkwo</dc:creator>
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      <title>The overtime rule died in court. The salary threshold fight didn&apos;t.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The federal overtime threshold was vacated, but state floors keep rising through 2026. What workers and employers need to know now.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Michael Hayes</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hybrid work tiers replaced office mandates in 2025 — and created new fights over who lands in which tier. What the data shows.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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