America’s Slide Into Economic Oblivion Is Already Starting To Accelerate
By Michael Snyder Isn’t it fun to live in a rotting, decaying society that is coming apart at the seams all around us? The latest…
Employment
“Smart” Office Chair Cushions That Track Employee Health and Activity Aren’t Popular Among Employees
By B.N. Frank Privacy and security experts have warned for many years about privacy and cybersecurity risks associated with ALL “Smart” and wireless technology –…
Kroger Won’t Require Employees to Be Vaccinated for COVID Even Though They Can
By B.N. Frank Despite increasing COVID concerns and media coverage, not everybody wants to get a COVID vaccination, including health care workers who work in…
Who’s Hiring And Who’s Firing: 372,000 Waiters And Bartenders Lost Their Jobs In December
By Tyler Durden As we have been warning for quite some time – and again overnight – the (largely irrelevant) December jobs report was a…
Why an Online Sales Tax Would Hurt All New Yorkers
By Max Gulker Imagine an extra $3 tax any time you order something online. That’s what two New York City officials are asking of New…
Automakers Ask U.S. Dept of Transportation to Make It Easier to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles That Will Eliminate Jobs
By B.N. Frank Experts continue to warn that Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are NOT safe (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). For one thing – they…
Franchise Relations Deteriorate As Pandemic Wreaks Havoc On Small Business
By Tyler Durden According to a new WSJ report, the virus pandemic has unleashed enormous stress, destroying the cozy relationships between franchisees and executives at…
New Testing Site for Autonomous Trucks Despite Accidents, Warnings, and Job Loss (Ohio)
By B.N. Frank Experts continue to warn that Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are NOT safe (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). There have been multiple reports…
Nine Million Jobs At Risk Amid US Travel And Tourism Bust
By Tyler Durden No other US industry has been more severely impacted by the virus pandemic than travel and tourism. The World Travel & Tourism…
Another 90,000 Airline Jobs Set To Disappear By Year-End As National Lockdown Looms
By Tyler Durden Despite the bullish news surrounding Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine earlier this week, lifting airline stocks to the stratosphere on hopes of a recovery in…
Once “Immune” To The Pandemic, The Financial Industry Is About To Face A Wave Of Layoffs
By Tyler Durden We covered when Wells Fargo laid off 700 employees in early October, noting the bank, best known in recent years for scamming…
Deutsche Bank Proposes A 5% “Work From Home” Tax
By Tyler Durden At a time when the Fed is already monetizing the entire US budget deficit thanks to helicopter money, sparking conversations about the…
Walmart to Introduce Self-Driving Cars for Grocery Deliveries Despite Accidents, Expert Warnings, and Eliminating Human Jobs
By B.N. Frank A 2019 study determined that the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could affect all occupational groups. There have also been countless reports…
New Michigan Bill Could Make It Illegal For Companies To Demand Microchip Implants for Workers
By Mayukh Saha Many employers across the globe are moving towards microchip technology to keep track of employees. They often forcefully microchip employees to track…