Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Laws

Iceland approved 4-day workweek in 2019; six years later, predictions came true (farmingdale-observer.com)
In 2019, Iceland made headlines by becoming one of the first countries in the world to adopt the four-day working week, not through a general law, but through agreements allowing workers to negotiate shorter weeks or reduced hours. Five years on, the results are indisputable.

Work-Life Balance, Iceland, Labor Laws, Productivity, Four-Day Workweek

50 points by robtherobber 10 days ago | 35 comments

Florida to consider relaxing child labour laws to fill vacant jobs (euronews.com)
Florida’s state’s legislature is debating a bill on Tuesday that would relax child labour rules and allow minors as young as 14 years old to work overnight on school days.

Florida, Child Labor, Labor Laws, Economy

25 points by martin_a 59 days ago | 12 comments

Overtime Pay for 9 Extra Months in Space? Nope (nytimes.com)
If your eight-day work trip was unexpectedly extended by nine months, you might expect to rack up some overtime pay.

Space Travel, Labor Laws, Employment

6 points by gpi 64 days ago | 0 comments

Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor (techcrunch.com)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating the data-labeling startup Scale AI for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, TechCrunch has learned.

Scale AI, Labor Laws, Startups, Investigations

16 points by djhu9 68 days ago | 0 comments

California Lawmaker Introduces the "No Robo Bosses Act" (contracosta.news)
State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Thursday introduced the “No Robo Bosses Act” — groundbreaking legislation that would require human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in the workplace to help prevent abuses.

Artificial Intelligence, Labor Laws, Politics, California

11 points by PopAlongKid 77 days ago | 6 comments

Amazon says workers must be in the office. The UK government disagrees (bbc.co.uk)
Amazon is ordering its staff back to the office five days a week, just as the government is pushing for rights to flexible working - including working from home - to be strengthened.

Amazon, UK Government, Remote Work, Office Work, Labor Laws

60 points by thunderbong 242 days ago | 84 comments

Europe to End "Salary Secrecy": Employee Salaries to Become Public by 2026 (fikku.com)

Europe, Labor Laws, Transparency, Employment

166 points by taubek 256 days ago | 85 comments

A 30-hour workweek in America? It nearly became law (washingtonpost.com)

Workweek, Labor Laws, Politics, United States

32 points by howard941 263 days ago | 58 comments

Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek (apnews.com)

Japan, Work-Life Balance, Labor Laws, Productivity

69 points by rntn 265 days ago | 29 comments

Karnataka (The State Housing Bangalore) Proposes 14 Hour Workdays for SWEs (thehindu.com)