Workplace: Jobs and Careers

Posting salary ranges shrinks pay gaps — and squeezes some raises

Pay transparency laws aren't closing the wage gap. They're raising wages.

A growing list of states now force employers to post a real salary range. The best evidence on what that actually does isn't the story most people expect.

Hoteling was supposed to be neutral. The seat map says otherwise.

Desk assignment became the hybrid era's status system — and its disputes landed in HR with the seniority of the complainants attached.

Returnships became the labor market's smartest arbitrage

Programs hiring career-break veterans and caregivers converted an overlooked talent pool into a retention advantage — where companies ran them seriously.

Your unused vacation might be wages now — depending on your state

Use-it-or-lose-it policies died in a growing list of states, and the cash-out rules that replaced them turned PTO into a balance-sheet item.