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What’s Behind Optimism? Age Limits or Discrimination? AI Equals More Work?
The National Federation of Independent Businesses’ monthly survey results show good news on the optimism front: the index reached its highest level in more than a year, the percentage of those expecting to create jobs is the highest since 2022, and worries about inflation are down seven points. Host Gene Marks also talks about the unique age-limit approach a restaurant has taken while noting that discrimination could become an issue, while in AI news, employers keep saying less work is coming for employers while a survey shows the latter’s workweek hours increasing. Listen to the podcast…
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