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In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with the dismissal of over 1,300 Department of Education employees.
Layoff notices affecting 181 people are expected to be a paperwork blip. Officials say almost everyone who wants to keep their job will be rehired.
More tech workers feel the pain as Microsoft pivots. Suddenly, the world's most valuable company is going on without them.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen ...
Leaders making sure they are compassionate and transparent as they engage in layoffs can help a workplace keep ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.
In January 2023, while inflation and headlines of layoffs at major companies persisted — resulting in the term “loud layoffs” — the unemployment rate in the United States fell to a 53-year ...
So far in 2025, U.S. employers have slashed 221,812 jobs, the highest year-to-date total since 2009, when 428,099 jobs were eliminated, according to a recent… ...
Tech layoffs. AFP via Getty Images. ... Additionally, it can also lead to a failure to recognize and address internal issues, such as poor management or a lack of focus on profitability, ...
There are several strategies companies should follow if they are conducting layoffs in an era where employees can easily ...
A bit of personal history: As a veteran of about 500 reorganizations and layoffs (OK, slight exaggeration, but I did go through plenty), I can attest, as the survey numbers above suggest, they're ...