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As remote and hybrid work have permanently reshaped professional legal careers, this new report delivers unmatched insight into how America’s top law firms ar ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, marks a substantial shift in U.S. fiscal policy. Unlike previous legislation, many provisions of the OBBBA are permanent, ...

Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to. The 27-year-old resident of Bloomington, Indiana, ...

New federal work rules are set to tighten access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), raising concerns from experts who warn that the changes are unlikely to improve employment ...

Remote work policies are changing at many large companies, including NBCUniversal and Paramount. Here's which media giants ...

After vowing to bring state employees back to Lansing, the Legislature's actual written instructions included in this year's spending plan leaves much of the decision-making on remote work up to ...

South Carolina employees across all government agencies will have to follow new remote work policies after Gov. Henry McMaster filed an executive order Thursday. New employees and executive staff will ...

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New federal rules will require more than 18 million Medicaid enrollees nationwide to show they’re working, volunteering, or ...