Current developments in labor and social policy logged with dates: wage floor changes, leave entitlements, strike ballots and settlements, inspection penalties and employment rulings. Each entry states who is covered and from when. Useful to employers, union representatives and benefits administrators tracking obligations.
Federal law lets laid-off workers keep their employer health plan for up to 18 months. It says nothing about making the premium affordable.
David Jordan · August 19, 2026
Census-matched mobility data documents that a child's odds of climbing from the bottom quintile vary severalfold by county, and the research now names the neighborhood features that move them.
David Jordan · August 1, 2026
Millennial homeownership trails prior generations at the same age, and the documented wealth gap compounds with every year the door stays shut.
Sofia Lindqvist · July 9, 2026
Formal volunteering fell by roughly a quarter in the latest federal survey round, a documented slide with waiting lists forming where committees used to.
David Jordan · June 16, 2026
Shrinkage rose after 2021 but stays near two percent of sales, and the companies blaming crime loudest ran the numbers in their own filings.
David Jordan · May 25, 2026