The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its February Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. The monthly report revealed 9.9 million job openings in February, compared with 10.6 million in January. The latest report shows a 632,000 decline from the previous month.

The trucking industry consists of businesses that leverage large commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to transport various types of cargo (e.g., raw materials, product components and finished goods) over specified routes. This sector plays an essential role in the U.S. economy by moving mass amounts of freight and supporting supply chains across industry lines.

The 2023 fire season is predicted to be relatively consistent with historical averages, with a slight increase in intensity, according to AccuWeather’s recently released 2023 US Wildfire Forecast.

While AI tools like ChatGPT are still relatively new, they will likely continue to improve and become more reliable over time. As such, savvy employers must closely monitor AI technology’s developments and potential issues to minimize the risks associated with them.

On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a nearly $6 billion class-action settlement related to canceling student loans for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. This class-action settlement pertains to loans that borrowers claim should be canceled because they were taken out based on misrepresentations made by their colleges.

Self-care can be defined as activities done intentionally to positively impact mental, physical and emotional well-being. Self-care has a direct correlation to mental health. Different self-care techniques can help create healthy coping mechanisms toward unavoidable stressors in everyday life.

While 2023 started with fewer publicly reported data breaches, an increasing number of breached organizations failed to share detailed information about their root causes of events, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) latest data breach analysis.

As a co-worker of new employees, consider yourself the most critical role model during their first few weeks. After all, your attitude and respect for safety policies and procedures could end up helping them avoid serious accidents and injuries in the workplace. It may take a while for new employees to adjust and feel like they fit in on the job.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 5% year over year in March, slightly down from 6 % in February. The CPI reached the smallest 12-month increase since May 2021.

The National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) will take place April 17-21, 2023, in conjunction with National Occupational Research Agenda’s (NORA) Construction Stand-down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents event. In 2020, the year with the most recent available data, 774 fatal work zone crashes occurred, killing a staggering 857 people.

On April 11, 2023, the Biden administration announced it would seek public comment on accountability measures for artificial intelligence (AI) systems like chatbot ChatGPT as concerns grow over their potential harmful impacts on employment, education and national security.

The latest Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey (CEHCS) revealed that although many Americans are satisfied with the open enrollment process overall, they are not looking closely at their health plan options when making selections.

According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), thousands fall prey to IRS scams every year, accounting for millions of dollars lost. Scammers often take advantage of the fact that tax season is a high-stress time of year to trick people into giving them financial or personal information. Continue reading to learn how to recognize and avoid IRS scams this year.

The manufacturing sector consists of businesses that utilize raw materials to generate finished products. Due to the range of items this industry plays a role in producing (e.g., food and beverages, textiles, apparel, wood products, chemicals, plastics, metals, electronics, machinery and furniture), it contributes significantly to the overall economy.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. It aims to remind drivers of the dangers of distracted driving and how to be attentive when behind the wheel. Read on to learn what you can do to be a safer driver.

Uber Health, the health care arm of transportation company Uber, announced its new same-day prescription delivery service on March 30. Uber Health users, including health care providers and health plans, already leverage the platform to coordinate nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) for patients. Now, they can manage prescription delivery from any pharmacy in their service areas.

If you have Medicare and other health insurance, such as group health plan insurance, retiree coverage or Medicaid, questions can arise over who pays first on your claims. Coordination of benefits (COB) rules decide who pays first. One plan is considered the primary payer that covers most of your expenses, while the secondary plan covers any remaining allowable expenses not covered by the primary plan.

The immune system is your body’s frontline of defense against infection and disease. While most of the time, your immune system does a good job of protecting you against various germs and viruses that try to attack your body; sometimes it can fail, making you sick.

Coping mechanisms can help people feel like they’re escaping reality by relieving stress or distracting their minds. While this is quite common, it can become a problem if a person turns to unhealthy coping mechanisms, which can be harmful in the long run.

Telemedicine—the delivery of health care from a distance using technology—has become increasingly popular following the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine allows people to seek basic primary care and other services without having to leave their homes, making it a convenient, efficient and often less expensive way to receive health care.