Yuki Noguchi

Yuki Noguchi appears in the following:

Closed All At Once: Restaurant Industry Faces Collapse

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Rapid shutdowns to stem the coronavirus have delivered an unprecedented blow to restaurants around the U.S. Many are quickly running out of cash and their workers are losing their jobs.

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Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting, And Teaching From Home

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Coronavirus life just got super real for parents. Many suddenly have the task of making sure their kids learn while adjusting to a new life of managing working exclusively from home.

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8 Tips To Make Working From Home Work For You

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Millions of people are trying to work from home because of the coronavirus. Life Kit wants to help WFH work for you, especially if you're doing so for the first time.

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Nice To Meet You, But How To Greet You? #NoHandshake Leaves Businesspeople Hanging

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Handshakes are out. Hand hygiene is in. The effort to stop the spread of coronavirus is changing social and workplace norms, and people are trying to figure out how to greet the people they meet.

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Laundry Between Emails: Working From Home Goes Viral In The Time Of Coronavirus

Monday, March 09, 2020

Love it or hate it, millions of workers are figuring out a new work-life balance as more employers try to curb the spread of the coronavirus by ordering them to stay away from the office.

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Not Enough Face Masks Are Made In America To Deal With Coronavirus

Thursday, March 05, 2020

A global shortage of face masks is prompting concern for the safety of health care workers. Now the U.S. government is trying to bring back an industry that largely left the country years ago.

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As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted front-line medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare.

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Enjoy The Extra Day Off! More Bosses Give 4-Day Workweek A Try

Friday, February 21, 2020

The notion of a shorter workweek might sound crazy to overworked Americans, but around the world, companies and even governments are starting to embrace it. The key is fewer meetings and distractions.

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Coronavirus Casts A Pall Over Cruise Industry At Height Of Booking Season

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Tales of life on a ship quarantined in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak are hurting bookings for the growing cruise line industry. But the industry has shaken off worse crises, an analyst says.

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I Can't Work With You! How Political Fights Leave Workplaces Divided

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Amid impeachment and the 2020 election, surveys show political fevers running high at work, undercutting trust and productivity. And workers and employers are bracing for those dynamics to get worse.

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New Law Aims To Help Americans Without Retirement Plans. Will It Work?

Saturday, January 11, 2020

The Secure Act is intended to make it easier for small employers to offer retirement benefits. But some analysts say it doesn't go far enough because it's optional and doesn't apply to gig workers.

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Investor's Naked Selfies Ignite #MeToo Moment: Female Founder Fights Back

Monday, January 06, 2020

Venture capital investing is still a very male-dominated industry where female founders of startups say sexual harassment is a big problem. One woman is trying to change that for herself and others.

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Stories Of The Decade: The Opioid Epidemic

Sunday, December 15, 2019

NPR's Yuki Noguchi reflects on her reporting of the opioid crisis in Muncie, Ind.

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Tensions Over Politics At Work? Tell Us About It

Saturday, December 14, 2019

As the 2020 presidential election heats up, surveys show workplace tensions over politics have increased. Maybe this is true for you. If so, we would love to hear your story.

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A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide

Thursday, December 12, 2019

The suicide of a construction worker in 2014 became a pivotal event for the Denver-based company that employed him. The death led management to make mental health care a part of the workplace culture.

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Federal Workers Poised To Get 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark proposal that would give 2 million workers paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a child, in what worker advocates call a hard-won victory.

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker Dies

Monday, December 09, 2019

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died. He was 92 years old and served as Federal Reserve Chairman to Presidents Carter and Reagan. Later he was an adviser to President Obama.

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Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies At 92

Monday, December 09, 2019

Volcker took the top job at the Federal Reserve in 1979, at a time when inflation was spiraling out of control. He is credited with taming it.

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Companies Try To Trademark 'Ok, Boomer' Expression

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Now that the expression "OK, Boomer" has gone viral, companies are trying to cash in on the meme's moment. Some hope to make a business line of it by trademarking the phrase.

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#OkBoomer Vs. #OkMillennial: Workplace Nightmare, Or Just A Meme?

Monday, November 18, 2019

The popularity of #OkBoomer suggests there might be a yawning gap in attitudes between old and young. Those differences can sometimes play out in the workforce, which now spans five generations.

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