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The legislation would require state employers — not workers — to pay for mandatory safety instruction. It awaits the governor’s decision.

A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role.

Mr. Wynn, who resigned from Wynn Resorts in 2018, agreed to pay Nevada $10 million and to step back from its gambling industry.

Hiring slowed last month, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting campaign is taking hold. But with rising wages and low unemployment, the labor market...

An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.

The Labor Department report may put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further to stem inflation.

While fear of a “wage-price spiral” has eased, the Federal Reserve’s course presumes job losses and risks a recession. Some see less painful remedies.

Small businesses and lower-income families could feel pinched in the months ahead whether or not a recession is avoided this year.

Government data from November showed job openings remained high, with rates of quitting and layoffs holding steady.

Executives, analysts and bond traders are all wondering if corporate finance is about to unravel as interest rates rise.