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Barcelona, Spain — Around 9 out of 10 employees are in favor of laws that would allow them to disconnect from email and other communications after hours, according to a recent survey.

Washington — Bureau of Labor Statistics staffers recently rediscovered a popular adage while searching through archives for the agency’s 140th anniversary: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

New York — Nearly 4 out of 5 retail workers have completed workplace violence prevention training, but only about half are confident they could deescalate a potentially violent situation, results of a recent survey show.

Chicago — One out of 5 workers who take a leave of absence to care for others end up taking leave for a medical condition of their own, results of a new analysis show.

Washington — Workers in private industry experienced fewer injuries and illnesses on the job last year than in 2022, according to Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses data released Nov. 8 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

London — Around half of workers who’ve been harmed on the job in the past two years didn’t report it, according to a new report from Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico — Seven out of 10 workers think employers should reconsider the 40-hour workweek, according to the results of a recent survey from job search website FlexJobs.

Washington — Work organization, job stress and other non-physical risk factors “cannot be ignored” when assessing the likelihood of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, according to a new white paper from the National Safety Council.

Boca Raton, FL — “Mental injuries” (such as post-traumatic stress disorder), cannabis and independent contractors were among the top workers’ compensation-related issues that state legislatures focused on this year, a new report shows.

Washington — Optimizing the health and performance of workers’ brains is the goal of a new NIOSH initiative.