Labor & Workforce

More than 36% of people released from prison return within three years, according to the Indiana Department of Correction. Issues like finding work and housing, substance use and lack of outside support contribute to the state's recidivism rate.

Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.

As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off.

With the government shutdown now in its third week, an Army post in central Kentucky is doing what comes naturally to the military-showing resiliency. But the funding impasse still threatens the livelihoods of active duty service members and civilian employees, as well as the nation's defense readiness.

The U.S. workplace regulator is considering a federal heat rule — if the shutdown doesn’t delay it further.

Workers at BlueOval SK are suing the Kentucky employer alleging they have not received overtime pay.

Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way up.

Beauty industry professionals are reimagining education. After Indiana allowed apprenticeships as a pathway to licensure, some advocates want to take it one step further.

The US labor market has slowed in the last few months. Just 22,000 jobs were added nationally in August. A local expert says the picture is similar in Louisville.

Securing a job after incarceration can be a barrier for some people re-entering society. Two groups in Indiana came together to help give justice-involved Hoosiers a second chance at employment.